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heppest

heppest is the superlative form of hep.

Meaning of hep

Adjective

hep (comparative more hep, superlative most hep)

  1. (dated, slang) Aware, up-to-date.
    • 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.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IX
  2. (dated, slang) Cool, hip, sophisticated.
    • And I was struck to notice that though the band was only Jumble imitation of our style, it was quite a hep combination, with some feel of the beat, not like those dreadful records of the English bands I'd heard back home which never can play slow, and never can play easy to the limbs.1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 59

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Questions about heppest

What is heppest the superlative form of?
Heppest is the superlative form of hep.

Words near heppest in the dictionary

  1. Heppenstall
  2. Heppenstalls
  3. hepper
  4. heppers
  5. Heppes
  6. heppest
  7. hepping
  8. hepping-stock
  9. Hepplewhite
  10. Heppner
  11. Hepps

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