hip-hop
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noun
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adjective
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of this subculture: the hip-hop generation.
Origin:
1985–90
1985–90
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| a US pop culture movement originating in the 1980s comprising rap music, graffiti, and break dancing | |
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Hip-hop
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
hip-hop definition
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
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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Example sentences
Hip-hop fashion has, of course, always been tied to the music market.
There are two proven models for extending hip-hop careers.
Slang lexicons suggest it may be a contraction of crazy and drunk, customarily used to describe high-energy hip-hop music.
Hip-hop has not always dealt as well with the deeper emotions of the mature soul as the blues, jazz and soul music.
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