hip-hop
/ˈhɪp.hɑp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "2007, James McBide, Hip-Hop Planet, National Geographic (April 2007), 106, "...not knowning as they strolled through the doors of the community center near Bambaataa's mother's apartment that they were writing musical history. Among them was an MC named Lovebug Starski, who was said to utter the phrase 'hip-hop' between breaks in time.""
- "Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable."
- "Placing the hoops in this position makes skirts hip hop with a swirl."
- "I have a bunny and he goes hip hop, I often wonder if he cannot stop."
- "Like magic, the frog hip-hopped out of her thoughts and the starlings came fluttering back and Sammy was there."
- "I'm not entirely sure who in WCW felt like a bunch of hip-hopping rappers would get cheered in a company based mainly in the south (especially with a country band stable on the other side), but everything's a good idea in theory."
Etymology
Reduplication of hop.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɪp.hɑp/
- British English: /ˈhɪp.hɒp/