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nonhip

nonhip adjective: not of or pertaining to the hip in the body.

Adjective

nonhip (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to the hip in the body.
    • In a randomized study during an 11 -month period, there were hip and 15 nonhip fractures in the hip protector group...1998, Kenneth J. Koval, Joseph David Zuckerman, Fractures in the elderly
  2. Not hip; not fashionable or familiar with modern trends and fashions.
    • Farber's cultism offered itself as a countergesture for savvy hipsters, and he kept it marginal enough to make sure the nonhip remained rigorously excluded.2001, Greg Taylor, Artists in the Audience: Cults, Camp, and American Film Criticism

Origin of nonhip

From non- + hip.

Questions about nonhip

What does nonhip mean?
Nonhip means not of or pertaining to the hip in the body.
What part of speech is nonhip?
Nonhip is an adjective.

Words near nonhip in the dictionary

  1. nonhiker
  2. nonhikers
  3. nonhilar
  4. nonhilly
  5. nonhinged
  6. nonhip
  7. nonhippie
  8. nonhippies
  9. nonhippocampal
  10. nonhippy
  11. nonhipster

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