Hip

[Sarah]

Cooler than cool, the pinnacle of what is it. Beyond all trends and conventional coolness. Not to be mistaken for deck.

[Rihanna]

The state of being in-the-know, including, but not limited to, being stylish or fashionable. It is sometimes claimed to have replaced its predecessor, hep, with the 1946 popular song, (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, first recorded by Nat Cole, and the Rolling Stones (and many others) after that. According to the songwriter, he changed hep to hip for the sake of a rhyme (see example).

[Justin Bieber]

Informed, up to date, fashionable, contemporary, relevant. Being modern in dress, attitude and interests. From hepi, meaning well-informed from the West African language of Wolof.

The word was probably introduced to America by slaves imported from West Africa, and was still in use in 1930s era black speech. Hip/hep probably entered the mainstream American lexicon by way of the Beatnik subculture, who believed in racial integration, listened to black music and used words borrowed from black speech.

[Luis Fok]

hip is a nother term to tell some body that u know something

[Dave Paprocki]

When used ironically, used by young artists (teens-30) to refer to work that will convince 30-40 year old money people that it will appeal to young people; not necessarily what the young artist or his/her young audience wants, but what the money people feel they should want.

[Marquetta]

An [outdated] word that, when used to describe oneself, means the opposite of what its user assumes its meaning to be. Mostly used by older people in an attempt to be accepted by younger [generations]. Often used in conjunction with [urban slang] used in the wrong context

[Little_Girl]

[Hip] means either cool or same like they can relate. It depends on the way you use it but [hip] can [mean either] same, [I feel you], or cool.

[Lanell]

When you know [the gossip] or [drama] thats popular [at the moment].