hip 

The state of being in-the-know, including, but not limited to, being stylish or fashionable. It is sometimes claimed to have replaced its predecessor, "hep," with the 1946 popular song, "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," first recorded by Nat Cole, and the Rolling Stones (and many others) after that. According to the songwriter, he changed "hep" to "hip" for the sake of a rhyme (see example).

. . . get hip / To this kindly tip / And take that California trip,/ Get your kicks on Route 66.

hip by Nick Cusa September 2, 2006

HIP 

Abbreviation for half inch pancakes (the newest and best way to measure things)

Mark- Do you guys know how many HIP's it would take to get to the moon?
Colin-About 30 billion.

HIP by BadTimez911 April 17, 2017

Hip 

hip is a nother term to tell some body that u know something

tell this nigga to stop giving me the answers for the test cause im hip

Hip by 4-8-09 April 29, 2009

hip 

When used ironically, used by young artists (teens-30) to refer to work that will convince 30-40 year old money people that it will appeal to young people; not necessarily what the young artist or his/her young audience wants, but what the money people feel they should want.

"How's the mural on the coffeehouse wall coming?"
"The backer drove in from the suburbs and said it wasn't hip enough, so now I've got to put in a bunch of oldstyle stuff so he'll think it'll appeal to young people."

The band is young, intellectual, and hip=a 40-year-old rock critic can't fit into their jeans, but gets their inside jokes, and would have loved them when he was twenty.

Publisher (who is fifty) to a roomful of 20 year old writers and editors: we've got to remake the mag into something hip that will appeal to 20 somethings. Writer (after he goes): So is hip the new lame? Editor: No, hip is what we'd like if we liked what he'd like us to like.

hip by old lang guy August 27, 2010

hip 

Also known as the Hip Bone and Pelvis. This Hip is located at the end of the spine, and acts as the socket for both legs. Females have wider, shallower hips, to support pregnancy.

In football, the players are required to wear hip pads to soften the fall when they land or get hit on their side.

My Girlfriend has bony hips.

hip by Scott Conway August 8, 2006

hip 

cool

My Dad is not hip.

hip by freak July 16, 2003

hip 

Is a profound colloquialism that expresses an abstract truth.

This is hip.

What is hip?

Are you hip?

hip by Musicforspeeding July 10, 2007