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hip adjective. slang (orig. US). E20.
[Origin unkn. Cf. HEP adjective.]
Following the latest fashion in esp. popular and jazz music, clothes, etc., stylish; understanding, aware, (freq. foll. by to).
E. Jong He..threw in a four-letter word to show how hip he was. S. Naipaul And now specially for you cool cats out there something real hip.
Comb.: hip-cat a person who is hip.
hipness noun M20.