"hip-hop" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪp.hɒp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɪp.hɑːp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hip-hop.wav [US]
Etymology: Reduplication of hop. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|hop}} Reduplication of hop Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hip-hop (uncountable)
  1. An Afro-American urban youth culture based on rap music, breakdancing etc. Tags: uncountable Translations (urban youth culture): hip-hop (Afrikaans), ሂፕ ሆፕ (english: hip hop) (Amharic), هيب هوب (hīb hūb) (Arabic), هيپ هوپ [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), հիփ-հոփ (hipʿ-hopʿ) (Armenian), 嘻哈 (xīhā) (Chinese Mandarin), hip-hop [masculine] (Czech), hip-hop [common-gender] (Danish), hip-hop (Dutch), hiphopo (Esperanto), hip-hop (Finnish), hip-hop [masculine] (French), hip hop [masculine] (French), ჰიპ-ჰოპი (hiṗ-hoṗi) (Georgian), ჰიპ-ჰოპ მუსიკა (hiṗ-hoṗ musiḳa) (Georgian), Hiphop (German), Hip-Hop (German), Hip Hop (German), χιπ χοπ (english: chip chop) (Greek), ip-ap (Jamaican Creole), ip ap (Jamaican Creole), ヒップホップ (hippuhoppu) (Japanese), 힙합 (hiphap) (Korean), हिप-हॉप (hip-hŏp) (Marathi), hip-hop [masculine] (Polish), hip hop (Portuguese), хип-хо́п (xip-xóp) [masculine] (Russian), hip hop (Spanish), hiphop [common-gender] (Swedish), خىپ-خوپ (xip-xop) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-hip-hop-en-noun-BikckuUE Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 68 7 13 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 7 7 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 72 10 9 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 11 9 10 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 72 6 12 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 73 9 9 9 Disambiguation of 'urban youth culture': 95 5
  2. (music) A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres Translations (type of dance): hipihope (Maori)
    Sense id: en-hip-hop-en-noun-Me-AR6mC Disambiguation of Musical genres: 29 61 1 10 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'type of dance': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hiphop, hip hop Related terms: breakdance, emcee, graffiti, rap, scratch

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɪp.hɒp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɪp.hɑːp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hip-hop.wav [US] Forms: hip-hops [present, singular, third-person], hip-hopping [participle, present], hip-hopped [participle, past], hip-hopped [past]
Etymology: Reduplication of hop. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|hop}} Reduplication of hop Head templates: {{en-verb|hip-hops|hip-hopping|hip-hopped|hip-hopped}} hip-hop (third-person singular simple present hip-hops, present participle hip-hopping, simple past and past participle hip-hopped)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To move by hopping or with a hopping motion. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-hip-hop-en-verb-EhIJ1EoI
  2. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To perform hip-hop music. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-hip-hop-en-verb-N7nYdXcd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hiphop, hip hop

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "հիփ-հոփ"
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      "word": "hiphopo"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "urban youth culture",
      "word": "hip-hop"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ჰიპ-ჰოპი"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "urban youth culture",
      "word": "ჰიპ-ჰოპ მუსიკა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "word": "Hiphop"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "urban youth culture",
      "word": "Hip-Hop"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
      "english": "chip chop",
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      "sense": "urban youth culture",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "urban youth culture",
      "word": "ヒップホップ"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "word": "힙합"
    },
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      "code": "mr",
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      "code": "mi",
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}

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          "ref": "1939 July 14, The West Australian, Perth, page 6, column 4",
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