hep.
hepatitis.
Meaning & usage
hepatitis.
Abbreviation of high-energy physics.
Where this word comes from
Shortening.
A hip of a rose; a rosehip.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of hip.
Aware, up-to-date.
Cool, hip, sophisticated.
Where this word comes from
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.
To make aware of.
I hepped him to the situation.
Where this word comes from
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.
A rallying cry in attacks on the Jewish people.
Where this word comes from
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.
Alternative form of hup (“part of marching cadence”).
Hep, two, three four! Hep, two, three four!
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