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hep

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"In the know"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /hɛp/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ehpStarts with HEnds with P1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. informed about the latest trends

Word origin

US slang of unknown or disputed origin, first recorded 1903. Robert Gold suggested that it is a variant of hip, from white jazz fans’ mishearing African American musicians. Jonathon Green suggests a connection to a 19th century interjection used to drive horses; compare gee up.

Used in a sentence

  • I was pleased, as I put him hep on the Wilbert-Phyllis situation and revealed the part he was expected to play in it, to note that he showed no signs of being about to issue the presidential veto.
  • I hepped him to the situation.
  • Hep, two, three four! Hep, two, three four!

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