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Definition hep
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Noun
hep (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Alteration of hip.
Noun
hep (plural heps)
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)
- (dated, US slang) Aware, up-to-date.
- (dated, US slang) Cool, hip, sophisticated.
Verb
hep (third-person singular simple present heps, present participle hepping, simple past and past participle hepped)
- (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
- (historical) A rallying cry in attacks on the Jewish people.
Noun
hep (uncountable)
- (usually reduplicated) An instance of crying hep!, especially as a call to attack Jewish people.
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