hip to

phrase

informal
: aware of (something)
He's hip to what's going on in the jazz world.

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“Hip to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20to. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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