hyphy
Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behaviorRambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.
(slang)Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!
Origin
Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes creditProbably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002.
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Forms
hyphier, hyphiestLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.