means crunk in the Golden State Area, made popular by Oakland's finest, Keak da Sneak
Me and my homies popped purple pills and went HYPHY at the sideshow
by Tammatar January 3, 2006
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in its original definition, hyphie is, in fact, a reference to being railed up on YAYO.

Keak the Sneak explains in the track "Super Hyphie":

In The Cut Alone Fuh Doin My Thizzle
Oohin, Drankin, Throwin Up The Huuuunnneeeeedddddssss!!!
Solo, But On The Low, My Buddy (My Buddy)
Doin Hella Shit At One Time
My Definition Of Hyphie Man Is Thizzin, Sniffin Lines
Im In Da Buildin And Im Feelin Like Yeeeeeeee!!!
by Tek43 March 24, 2006
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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 January 14, 2004
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Contraction of "Hype" & "Fly"
Originally used by bay area rap group, The Federation & E-40,
"Hyphy, the same way the south get Crunk"
After takin 2 40s to the dome i was straight Hyphy
by Higher than giraffe coochie April 25, 2005
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Getting stupid dumb and retarted. Mac Dre made it almost everybody in cali getting hyphy going stupid getting dumb and retarted.
We got the club so hyphy it had to be shut down.
by Lil' Rome April 10, 2006
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Hyphy (pronounced high-fee; IPA: ˈhaɪfi¢°) is a style of music and dance associated with San Francisco Bay Area hip hop culture. It began to emerge in early 2000 as a response from Bay Area rappers against commercial hip hop for not acknowledging the Bay for setting trends in the hip hop industry.67 Although the "hyphy movement" has just recently seen light in mainstream America, it has been a long standing and evolving culture in the Bay Area. Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak takes credit for coining the term when he was a young boy, as his mother would often tell him he was hyper. He would repeat the word "hyper" as "hyphy", and to this day, continues to use the word "hyphy" to describe his behavior.

It is distinguished by gritty, pounding rhythms, and in this sense can be associated with the Bay as crunk music is to the South. An individual is said to "get hyphy" when they act or dance in an overstated and ridiculous manner. Many in the Bay Area would describe this as acting "Retarded", "Riding The Short Bus", "Stupid" or "Going Dumb". Contrary to popular belief, the musical aspect of the movement has very few similarities to crunk music, as it is dictated by more uptempo beats. E-40 is seen by many in the Bay Area as the "door opener" to a much bigger movement yet to be exposed to the world in its entirety.

In the Bay we gettin Hyphy, Stupid, Dumb, and Hyphy
by King Of The O August 29, 2006
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(1) Same way the south get crunk, just the Bay Area term (2) A way of livin.
"Hyphy- Make a baby momma slap her baby daddy.
by Young Dre January 31, 2004
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