"hip-hop" meaning in English

See hip-hop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪp.hɒp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɪp.hɑp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hip-hop.wav Forms: hiphop [alternative], hip hop [alternative]
Etymology: Reduplication of hop. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|hop}} Reduplication of hop Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hip-hop (uncountable)
  1. An African-American urban youth culture based on rap music, breakdancing etc. Tags: uncountable Translations (urban youth culture and music genre): hip-hop (Afrikaans), ሂፕ ሆፕ (english: hip hop) (Amharic), هيب هوب (hīb hūb) (Arabic), هيپ هوپ [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), հիփ-հոփ (hipʻ-hopʻ) (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), hipihope (Maori), 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), хіп-хо́п (xip-xóp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), خىپ-خوپ (xip-xop) (Uyghur)
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  2. (music) A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hip-hop-en-noun-Me-AR6mC Categories (other): Musical genres Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: breakdance, emcee, graffiti, rap, scratch

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɪp.hɒp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɪp.hɑp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hip-hop.wav Forms: hip-hops [present, singular, third-person], hip-hopping [participle, present], hip-hopped [participle, past], hip-hopped [past], hiphop [alternative], hip hop [alternative]
Etymology: Reduplication of hop. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|hop}} Reduplication of hop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1971 August 4, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 64, column 4:",
          "text": "Like magic, the frog hip-hopped out of her thoughts and the starlings came fluttering back and Sammy was there.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move by hopping or with a hopping motion."
      ],
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        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To move by hopping or with a hopping motion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "ref": "2020, New Jack, Jason Norman, New Jack: Memoir of a Pro Wrestling Extremist, page 108:",
          "text": "I'm not entirely sure who in WCW felt like a bunch of hip-hopping rappers would get cheered in a company based mainly in the south (especially with a country band stable on the other side), but everything's a good idea in theory.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To perform hip-hop music."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ],
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To perform hip-hop music."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɪp.hɒp/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɪp.hɑp/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hip-hop"
}

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