[Slang] var. of hip
Origin of hep
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps the drill sergeant's shout (alteration of step) marking time for marching troopshep
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hep
adjective
SlangVariant of hip2
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Abbreviations
- (informal) Short form of hepatitis.
Usage notes
Hep is used only in the names of varieties of hepatitis, such as hep A, hep B, hep C, hep D, and hep E.
Initialism
- High-energy physics.
Origin
Alteration of hip
Adjective
(comparative more hep, superlative most hep)
- (dated, US slang) aware, up-to-date
- (dated, US slang) cool, hip
Origin
US underworld slang of Unknown origin, first recorded 1908.
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