noun

hip

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noun

The joint and surrounding area where the leg meets the pelvis.

"She broke her hip in the fall and needed surgery."

"He put his hands on his hips and waited."

The fruit produced by a rose plant, especially the rosehip.

"Rosehip syrup is made from the hips left after the flowers fade."

adj

Fashionable, trendy, and up-to-date.

"The new bar is popular with a hip young crowd."

"He thinks he's pretty hip for his age."

How to Use Hip

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe body part between your waist and thigh, or informally, something cool and fashionable.

When to use it

The "fashionable" sense is casual/informal, popular from the mid-20th century onward.

Common pairings

hip joint hip replacement hip and trendy

hipper comparative, hipped past tense, hipped past tense, hips plural, hips plural, hips singular, hips singular, hippest superlative

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From Old English hype, from Proto-Germanic *hupiz.

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