hip

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.2 See also 2 Slovene 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: hĭp, IPA: /hɪp/, SAMPA: /hIp/
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  Rhymes: -ɪp

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English hype, from Proto-Germanic *hupi, from Proto-Indo-European *keu- (“‘to bend’”).

• Modern cognates: Norwegian/Danish: hofte; Dutch: heup; German: Hüfte

[edit] Noun

hip (plural hips)

1. (anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
2. The fruit of a rose.
3. The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

[edit] Derived terms

hipbone hip joint hipster

hip replacement hip roof rosehip shoot from the hip

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Probably a variant of hep.

[edit] Adjective

hip (comparative hipper, superlative hippest)

1. (slang) aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy [from early 20th c.]

[edit] Synonyms

• (all colloquial or slang): cool, groovy

[edit] Related terms

• hipster
• hippy
• hippie

[edit] See also

• hip-hop
• hip, hip, hooray
• hip, hip, hurray

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Noun

hip m.

1. moment