hyphy.
Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
Meaning & usage
Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!
Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.
Where this word comes from
Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002.
A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.
Where this word comes from
Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002.
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