hip-hop

or hip hop

[ hip-hop ]

/ ˈhɪpˌhɒp /

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noun

a popular culture movement originated by Black performers in New York City in the 1970s and characterized by rap music, break dancing, and graffiti art: The choreographer was a pioneer in introducing hip-hop to the national and international stage.Writing about hip-hop was really just an excuse to write about all these other aspects of Black culture.

rap music.

adjective

relating to or characteristic of this movement: Unlike other big-name designers, he tapped into hip-hop street styles, which made him one of the wealthiest designers of the 1990s.

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Origin of hip-hop

First recorded in 1975–80; probably hip⁴ + hop¹ (in the sense “act of hopping”

Words nearby hip-hop

hip bath, hipbone, hip boot, hip dysplasia, hip flask, hip-hop, hiphugger, hip-huggers, hip joint, hiplength, hipp-

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How to use hip-hop in a sentence

“I think the types of stories we do are very similar to what happened with hip-hop,” says Jones.
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So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
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This was a guy from the hip-hop generation and with a perspective that was inextricably linked to that generation.
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Young, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I asked her how her trainers, born and raised in Iran, have learned how to teach hip-hop.
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What more could one desire of him, I pray, Than just to hop around and stand for K?
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The Kangaroo can hop and hop and hop; Somehow he never seems to want to stop.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
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Madame stood hand on hip, the flush fading slowly, her glance resuming its habitual lazy insolence.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Ward picked up a flask of corn whiskey and slipped it into his hip pocket.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hip-hop

hip-hop

/ (ˈhɪpˌhɒp) /

noun

a US pop culture movement originating in the 1980s comprising rap music, graffiti, and break dancing

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Cultural definitions for hip-hop

hip-hop

Another name for rap music.

notes for hip-hop

The term hip-hop also refers to the speech, fashions, and personal style adopted by many youths, particularly in urban areas.