hip-hop
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hip-hop
- /ˈhɪp.hɒp/ UK
- /ˈhɪp.hɑp/ US
Where it comes from
Reduplication of hop.
noun hiphop · hip hop
- An African-American urban youth culture based on rap music, breakdancing etc. 2007, James McBide, Hip-Hop Planet, National Geographic (April 2007), 106, "...not knowning as they strolled through the doors of the community center near Bambaataa's mother's apartment that they were writing musical history. Among them was an MC named Lovebug Starski, who was said to utter the phr
- A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping. Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable.
verb hip-hops · hip-hopping · hip-hopped · hiphop · hip hop
- To move by hopping or with a hopping motion. Placing the hoops in this position makes skirts hip hop with a swirl.
- To perform hip-hop music. 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "hip-hop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hip-hop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hip-hop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hip-hop "hip-hop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hip-hop.Cite this
@misc{hip_hop_2026,
title = {hip-hop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hip-hop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
