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41. hyphy
An experiment organized by Bay Area African Americans to see just how far Whitey™ will go to be cool.
researcher1: lawl lawl lawl. hey mang u see dem white folks at da club dressing and acting like morons thinkin' dat theyz actually look kewl being hyphy!?
researcher2: haha! yea mang! scientific pruff dem whiteyz will do ANYTHING to be kewl!
whiteboi: Yee! wuz slumpin' yadadamean!?
researcher1: *chuckle* okay shhhhh...
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1. HYPHY
Main Entry: hyphy
Pronunciation: "HIGH-fee"
Function: adjective

Etymology: Etymology: San Francisco Bay Area, shortened perhaps from English dialect "hyperactive"; other sources cite a combination of "hype" and "fly." Popularized by E-40 and the Federation's song "Hyphy" (2004); first known use on record by Keak Da Sneak in 1998 (on "Cool," from his LP Sneakacidle).
1 : dangerous and irrational: CRAZY;
2 : amusingly eccentric; without inhibition: GOOFY
"They were getting hyphy up in the club Saturday night."
by j`ril May 16, 2005 add a video
2. hyphy
1.Go stupid, dummy, retarted.
2.Get out of hand
1. We got hyphy in da parking lot after the club let out!

2. Dat bitch was trying to get hyphy cuz her friends was wit her
by Ya Kno Mar 22, 2004 add a video
3. HYPHY
sf bay area version of crunk
"hyphy the same way the south get crunk"
by kidd Dec 23, 2003 add a video
4. hyphy
crazy, high-energy, temperamental

Origin: Bay Area, CALIFORNIA
also see hyfey
Them ninjas hella hyphy hangin out the doors in the scraper!
by BayAreaPimpstress Aug 13, 2004 add a video
5. HYPHY
a way of living - hype, crunk, actin a fool, ignorant

It was actually first used by Keak da Sneak on 1999's Sneakacydal
We stay hyphy, in our white tee, and our black jeans, and our Nikes
by that dozen Apr 30, 2005 add a video
6. Hyphy
It's Cali's version of Crunk. Intead of sayin let's get crunk, you'd say get hyphy. Hyphy's gettin crazy, stupid, dumb, retarded..ect.
Hyphy! Make a baby mama slap her baby's daddy (Lyrics from the song Hyphy by Federation)
by HyphyChic Mar 22, 2005 add a video
7. Hyphy
Although mostly Bay Area, getting "hyphy" is more of an Oakland word defining getting ignorant, drunk/high, and quite violent within a group of friends.
Them krazy ninjas in the Town were gettin hyphy with them Boys in Blue, the fools were scraping the Pigs.
by Dre the SAV Jan 14, 2004 add a video
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