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where hip came from, originated around the 50's and 60's
SKA kids use it
hep by kayla. July 18, 2005
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A word used in southern california mid 60's early 70's a word/expression meaning of: In full and total agreement of:,to go along with,To:Agree,Concur.
dude#1:Oh man! that car looks like a piece of S#!T! dude#2:I'm hep!(2) dude#1:hey man,I'm thinking about going down to mickey dee's for a quarter pounder you hep?dude#2:I'm hep to it(3)dude#1:Wow!that looks so cool the way everything is arranged dude#2:I'm hep to that!.
hep by mikel t August 26, 2006
old timey black-american slang meaning hip, cool. used alot by cab calloway as in "are you hep to the jive?". i have that CD, by the way.
hep by dagger_grrl November 1, 2003
someone who knows the score. someone who understands 'jive talk'. someone who is 'with it'. the expression is not subject to definition because, if you don't 'dig' what it means, no one can ever tell you.
he was hep to the New York junk scene, so he could score for it easily.
hep by pleased to meet you April 26, 2006
1.Keenly aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.
2.Very fashionable or stylish.
Hey, I'm hep to that!
Hep by Tony Firefaces September 26, 2005
The word that birthed the term "hip". Largely used by black Rude Boys and hipsters in Jamaica and the United Kingdom in the late 50's and early 60's, and is sometimes associated with ska.
Reel Big Fish is not hep, my friend.
Desmond Dekker is hep.
hep by ModSoulBrother September 4, 2006
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