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hip

/hɪp/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Relating to the hip joint or the bone surrounding it.

    - "The hip bone is connected to the thigh bone."
    - "After the hip surgery, she had to use crutches."
  • adjective

    Sophisticated or trendy.

    - "The 1960s were a time of hip fashion."
    - "He's a pretty hip guy."
Pronunciation
  1. /hɪp/



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  2. /hɪp/



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  3. /hɪp/



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Synonyms

cool , groovy
Rhymes
Words rhyming with hip
dip , rip , tripp , slip
Variants
List of all variants of hip that leads to same result
hip , hips , hep , hiply , hipper , hippest , hipped , hipping , hip joint , hip joints , hip and thigh , hip bone , hip boot , hip boots
Etymology
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Old English hype, from hipp, hippian, to thrust, push. Hip joint is derived from the Old English hipp.

Trivia
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  1. The human hip joint is the largest ball-and-socket joint in the body.

  2. The term 'hip hop' is believed to have originated from 'hippity hop,' a term used to describe the rhythmic sounds made by dancers in the late 1960s.

  3. The first recorded use of the word 'hip' to describe something trendy or fashionable was in the 1940s.

Related Concepts
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  1. Hip joint: The ball-and-socket joint located in the pelvis where the thighbone meets the pelvis.

  2. Hip hop: A culture and art movement originating in the United States in the late 1970s, characterized by its four main elements: rapping, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti writing.

Culture
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The term 'hip' has been used in various cultural contexts, including music (hip hop), fashion (hipster), and as a synonym for 'in the know' or 'aware'.

How to Memorize "hip"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a ball-and-socket joint in the pelvis area, this is the hip joint.
    - Visualize the bone structure surrounding the hip joint.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'hip' with the hip joint or the bone surrounding it.
    - Associate the word 'hip' with being trendy or sophisticated.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Hip joint is where the thigh bone's connected' to remember the first definition.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Hip is for being cool' to remember the second definition.

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