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hep⋅cat

  [hep-kat]
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–noun Older Slang.
1. a performer or admirer of jazz, esp. swing.
2. a person who is hep; hipster.
Origin:
1930–35; Americanism; hep 1 + cat1
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hep·cat   (hěp'kāt')   
n.   Slang
A performer or devotee of swing and jazz, especially during the 1940s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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