English Explanatory Dictionary

hyphy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
  2. Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.
noun
  1. A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪfiː/

Word forms

hyphy hyphier hyphiest hyphe hyphee hyphie

Etymology

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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