adj
Meaning 1
Aware, up-to-date.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
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Standard Lemma guide
hep
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/hɛp/
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rhymes with -ɛp
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Cool, hip, sophisticated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
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intj
Meaning 3
Alternative form of hup (“part of marching cadence”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Examples
- Hep, two, three four! Hep, two, three four!
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intj
Meaning 4
A rallying cry in attacks on the Jewish people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 5
hepatitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of high-energy physics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
A hip of a rose; a rosehip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 8
To make aware of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated, slang
Examples
- I hepped him to the situation.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
informed about the latest trends
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hip, hip to(p)
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History
Etymology
US slang of unknown or disputed origin, first recorded 1903. Robert Gold suggested that it is a variant of hip, from white jazz fans’ mishearing African American musicians. Jonathon Green suggests a connection to a 19th century interjection used to drive horses; compare gee up.
From German hep or Hepp-Hepp, an interjection used to attack Jewish people. The origin of the German source is unknown, but may come from a goatherd’s call.
Shortening.
Alteration of hip.