hyphy
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪfiː/
The English word “hyphy” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
- Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.
noun
Etymology
Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002.
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