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hippish

hippish

8.1
Slightly fashionable in a young, modern way
  • adjective
  • Informal
translation icon : moderno
  • The café has a hippish vibe with its modern art and indie music.

Examples

  • Her hippish outfit made her stand out at the party.

  • His hippish attitude made him popular among the younger crowd.

  • She wore a hippish jacket that caught everyone's attention at the event.

  • He wore a hippish jacket with colorful patches.

  • The fashion show featured a collection of hippish outfits that everyone wanted to wear this season.

  • Her hippish style includes bohemian dresses and colorful accessories that reflect current trends.

  • At the party, everyone admired his hippish hairstyle, which was a unique blend of retro and modern styles.

Synonyms

hip
vshippish
  • Informal
156 6.8

Aware of and following the latest trends

is somewhat stylish and less fully committed to the newest trends
funky
vshippish
  • Informal
126 6.4

Looks stylish in an unusual and original way

is somewhat stylish but more conventional and less striking
fashionable
vshippish
85 2.6

Popular now because it follows the current style

is somewhat stylish and suggests milder trend membership
trendy
vshippish
64 3.1

Very fashionable and popular now

is somewhat stylish but less intensely up to date with trends
in style
vshippish
51 2.9

Like what is fashionable now

is somewhat stylish and less clearly following current trends
in fashion
vshippish
27 2.6

Popular and seen as stylish now

is somewhat stylish but not always seen as fully current
on trend
vshippish
3 3.7

Fashionable and popular right now

is somewhat stylish without closely following every current popular style
in
vshippish
1 2.5

Popular now with many people

is somewhat stylish and only partly aligned with current popularity
modish
vshippish
1 7.4

A thing that is in style and popular now like clothes or hair

is somewhat stylish but less formally aligned with refined trends
voguish
vshippish
7.2

Having a style many people like now

is somewhat stylish but not necessarily tied to high fashion
kippy
vshippish
  • UK
9.9

Having bright, stylish clothes or decorations that look showy for parties

is somewhat stylish but quieter and less showy in tone

Antonyms

149 4.7

Not in style, like clothes or ideas from an earlier time

Few people wear it now because it is not in style

How Hip

trendy
64 3.1
hip
  • Informal
156 6.8
hippish
  • Informal
8.1
fashionable
85 2.6
okay
1.0
uncool
  • Informal
40 7.4

Surface Forms

hippish positive

Morphology

hippish = hip (transparent) = hip + ish

The suffix '-ish' clearly indicates a degree of being 'hip', making the meaning easily derivable.

Etymology

Hippish can also come from hip, old slang that means 'cool' or 'fashionable', so hippish can mean 'somewhat stylish' or a little trendy.