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hyphy.

Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhaɪfiː/
  1. Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.

    slang
    She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!
  2. 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.

noun/ˈhaɪfiː/
  1. A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.

    uncountable
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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