different between hep vs hippie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?p/
• Rhymes: -?p

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Noun

hep (uncountable)

1. (informal) hepatitis.
2. Abbreviation of high-energy physics.

Usage notes

• Mainly used in the names of varieties of hepatitis, such as hep A, hep B, hep C, hep D, and hep E.

Etymology 2

Alteration of hip.

Noun

hep (plural heps)

1. (obsolete) A hip of a rose; a rosehip.

Etymology 3

US slang of unknown or disputed origin, first recorded 1903. Robert Gold suggested that it is a variant of hip, from white jazz fans’ mishearing African American musicians, but hep is attested earlier than hip. Jonathon Green suggests a connection to a 19th century interjection used to drive horses; compare gee up.

Adjective

hep (comparative more hep, superlative most hep)

1. (dated, US slang) Aware, up-to-date.
2. (dated, US slang) Cool, hip, sophisticated.

Derived terms

• hepcat
• hepster
• hip

Verb

hep (third-person singular simple present heps, present participle hepping, simple past and past participle hepped)

1. (dated, US slang) To make aware of.

Etymology 4

From German hep or Hepp-Hepp, an interjection used to attack Jewish people. The origin of the German source is unknown, but may come from a goatherd’s call.

Interjection

hep

1. (historical) A rallying cry in attacks on the Jewish people.

Noun

hep (uncountable)

1. (usually reduplicated) An instance of crying hep!, especially as a call to attack Jewish people.

References

Anagrams

• Eph, Eph., HPE, peh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skapa, related to hap.

Noun

hep f (indefinite plural hepa, definite singular hepi, definite plural hepat)

1. furrow, scratch

References

Related terms

• hap

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sek?o, from Proto-Indo-European *sek?- (“follow”). Cognate to Welsh heb

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hep/

Preposition

hep

1. without

Finnish

Etymology

Perhaps originally used with horses (in the sense "giddyup"), in which case possibly a shortening of hepo; ocmpare also hop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hep/, [?he?p]
• Rhymes: -ep
• Syllabification: hep

Interjection

hep!

1. (colloquial) go! (in ready, set, go)
2. (colloquial) used as a generic interjection to express desire or surprise or to attract attention to what is said after

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?p/

Adverb

hep

1. altogether
2. always

Usage notes

This adverb can function as a pronoun, taking several possessive forms: hepimiz (“all of us”), hepiniz (“all of you”), and, irregularly, for the third person singular, hepsi (“all of it”). These forms may then also take case endings, just like regular pronouns.

Related terms

• hep beraber
• hep birlikte

English

Alternative forms

• hippy

Etymology

From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?p'i, IPA^(key): /?h?pi/
• Rhymes: -?pi

Noun

hippie (plural hippies)

1. (1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

   Synonym: beatnik

2. (1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

   Synonyms: treehugger, flower child

3. (modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat.
4. Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
5. One who is hip.

Derived terms

• hippiedom
• hippieism

Related terms

• hip
• hipster

Translations

Adjective

hippie (comparative hippier, superlative hippiest)

1. Of or pertaining to hippies.
2. (colloquial, humorous) Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

Related terms

• hep
• hip

See also

• feral

Further reading

• hippie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Epiphi

Czech

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m

1. hippie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English hippie.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hip?pie

Noun

hippie m or f (plural hippies)

1. hippie

French

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m or f (plural hippies)

1. hippie

Adjective

hippie (plural hippies)

1. hippie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English hippie and hippy.

Noun

hippie m (definite singular hippien, indefinite plural hippier, definite plural hippiene)

1. a hippie or hippy

References

• “hippie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English hippie and hippy.

Noun

hippie m (definite singular hippien, indefinite plural hippiar, definite plural hippiane)

1. a hippie or hippy

References

• “hippie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m, f (plural hippies)

1. hippie (member of a nonconformist subculture of the 1960s)

Spanish

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m or f (plural hippies)

1. hippie