hyphy
A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay AreaA subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.
/ˈhaɪfiː/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.
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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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