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[hip-hop] 
Slang.–noun
| 1. | the popular subculture of big-city teenagers, which includes rap music, break dancing, and graffiti art. |
| 2. | rap music. |
–adjective
| 3. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of this subculture: the hip-hop generation. |
Origin:
1985–90
1985–90
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| hip-hop (hĭp'hŏp') n.
[Probably hip2 + hop1.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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hip-hop
Another name for rap music.
Note: The term hip-hop also refers to the speech, fashions, and personal style adopted by many youths, particularly in urban areas.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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hip-hop
cultural movement that attained widespread popularity in the 1980s and '90s; also, the backing music for rap, the musical style incorporating rhythmic and/or rhyming speech that became the movement's most lasting and influential art form
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