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noun
A woman with hip dips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Qualifier: ironically derogatory
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noun
A type of pantyhose with a waistband above the hip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
A band worn around the hips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
A dance style combining ballet and hip hop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: architecture
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History
Etymology tree English hip Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English hiplet From hip or -let. The slang sense was coined by TikToker Damion Stalino (@damionstalino) in a TikTok posted on 21 June 2026. The term was presumably coined as a parody of manlet and its use as a derogatory term for short men.
Blend of hip-hop + ballet.
