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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
1H2E3P

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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