Hyphy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaɪfiː/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hyphy is an adjective meaning (music) Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.
Meaning
(music) Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.
More Meanings
- (music) A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.
- (slang) Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
Example Sentences
She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!
Oakland is the place to look for 'hyphy' (hyperactive) New Bay hip-hop, while SoCal is still riding the 'crunk' (crazy-drunk) drum and bass beats with […]
It was Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak who claims to have invented the term: upon being told by his mother that he was “hyperactive”, Keak repeated the term as “hyphy”. Since then, hyphy has come to refer to a complex group of cultural activities synonymous with Oakland: it is at once a sound, a behavior, a choice in recreational drugs.
Word Forms
- hyphier
- hyphiest
- hyphe
- hyphee
- hyphie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hell-roaring, hyper, rambunctious, uproarious, hellzapoppin, rampageous.
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