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hip-hop

UK /ˈhɪp.hɒp/US /ˈhɪp.hɑp/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

•
A form of popular and dance music featuring strong percussion and a powerful rhythm, usually accompanied by rapping.
- Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable. — 2015
An African-American urban youth culture based on rap music, breakdancing etc.

verb2

(informal) To perform hip-hop music.
•
(informal) To move by hopping or with a hopping motion.
- Placing the hoops in this position makes skirts hip hop with a swirl. — 1939

forms

hip-hopped · hip-hopping · hip-hops

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