hip
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• noun
The laterally projecting region on each side of the body formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur, together with the fleshy parts covering them.
"She stood on the porch with her hands resting on her hips."
The fleshy, false fruit of a rose plant, typically red to orange in color, that develops from the receptacle after the petals fall and is often used in teas, syrups, and jams.
"In late autumn, the garden bushes were bright with scarlet rose hips."
The external angle formed by the junction of two sloping sides of a roof.
"The roofer carefully installed durable ridge tiles along the hip of the cottage roof."
• adjective
Following or conforming to the latest fashion, styles, and cultural trends.
"They opened a hip new coffee shop in the downtown arts district."
Aware of, informed about, or understanding a particular fact or situation (usually followed by 'to').
"The manager quickly became hip to their strategy for cutting corners."
• interjection
Used as a preparatory call to introduce a united cheer, typically repeated before 'hooray'.
"The crowd shouted, 'Hip, hip, hooray!' as the team lifted the trophy."
• verb
To make someone aware of or informed about something (informal).
"Let me hip you to the latest developments in the local music scene."
To build or construct a roof with sloping ends as well as sloping sides.
"The architect decided to hip the roof at both ends to improve its resistance to high winds."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The anatomical sense derives from Old English 'hype', from Proto-Germanic '*hupiz', while the botanical sense meaning the fruit of a rose comes from Old English 'heope'. The slang adjective meaning 'trendy' or 'informed' emerged in early 20th-century African American Vernacular English, originally as a variant of 'hep'.