Hip - Juba to Jive Definition

[Karen Hanson]

Does it say what languages "hepi" and "hipi" are from?




On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:52:37 -0500, Greg Freerksen
<gfreerksen@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hip; hipping adj., v. (1700s-1900s) hepi ["to see] hipi ["to open one's
> eyes"] (Wolof); correct term is "hip," not "hep"; sophisticated,
> independent, and wise; in fashion, alert, and courageous.  Some of its
> popularity diminished in the sixties.
>
> Clarence Major, Juba to Jive A Dictionary of African-American Slang (1970)
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