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hippest

hippest is the superlative form of hip.

Meaning of hip

Adjective

hip (comparative hipper, superlative hippest)

  1. (dated, slang) Aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy.
    • I am also starting a folk-entourage school where you can go into gladitorial training to hang out in hip crowds with budding young folk stars.1965 December, Phil Ochs, “That Was The Year That Weren't”, in Cavalier
    Synonyms:
    cool, groovy

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Questions about hippest

What is hippest the superlative form of?
Hippest is the superlative form of hip.

Words near hippest in the dictionary

  1. hippeis
  2. hipper
  3. Hipperholme
  4. hippers
  5. Hipperson
  6. hippest
  7. hippety-hop
  8. hippety-hopped
  9. hippety-hoppety
  10. hippety-hopping
  11. hippety-hops

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