Hip - Juba to Jive Definition

[Walter Potter]

Wolof, which a West African dialect from what I've read. I'll have to
ask my sister about the dialect. She lived in West African for a number
of years.
--
maxdog

Karen Hanson wrote:

> 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)
>>
>>Archives & web interface: http://lists.netspace.org/archives/blues-l.html
>>NetSpace LISTSERV(R) software donated by L-Soft, Inc.   http://www.lsoft.com
>>To unsubscribe from BLUES-L, send an email with the message UNSUBSCRIBE BLUES-L to: listserv@lists.netspace.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Karen Hanson
>
> Archives & web interface: http://lists.netspace.org/archives/blues-l.html
> NetSpace LISTSERV(R) software donated by L-Soft, Inc.   http://www.lsoft.com
> To unsubscribe from BLUES-L, send an email with the message UNSUBSCRIBE BLUES-L to: listserv@lists.netspace.org
>


--
maxdog

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." -Will Rogers

Archives & web interface: http://lists.netspace.org/archives/blues-l.html
NetSpace LISTSERV(R) software donated by L-Soft, Inc.   http://www.lsoft.com
To unsubscribe from BLUES-L, send an email with the message UNSUBSCRIBE BLUES-L to: listserv@lists.netspace.org