hip-hop
/ˈhɪp.hɒp/ · noun
Meaning
- An African-American urban youth culture based on rap music, breakdancing etc.
- A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping.
- To move by hopping or with a hopping motion.
- To perform hip-hop music.
Etymology / origin
Reduplication of hop.
Related words
Descendant words
- հիփ-հոփ(Armenian) (der)
- hip-hop(Dutch) (der)
- hiphop(Dutch) (bor)
- hip-hop(Finnish) (bor)
- hiphop(Finnish) (bor)
- hip hop(French) (bor)
- Hip-Hop(German) (bor)
- ヒップホップ(Japanese) (bor)
- 힙합(Korean) (bor)
- hip-hop(Romanian) (bor)
- хіп-хоп(Ukrainian) (bor)
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