hip to

idiom

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

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While with the Atlanta Braves in August 2024, Minter had a major operation on his hip to repair a torn labrum. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025 But for their new movie Together (in theaters July 30), Alison Brie and her husband, Dave Franco, took the idea of being attached at the hip to another level. Mike Miller Published, EW.com, 8 May 2025 Gabriel Ebert, as Mr. Smith, is the teacher of every kid’s dreams, hip to the point of being a bit nerdy and vulnerable, intelligent and caring and always siding with the kids against the suits. Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025 After spending his adolescence acting, Wolfhard, who plays one of the counselors, got used to reading scripts that overly rely on Gen Z slang and outdated references to appear hip to young people. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hip to

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“Hip to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20to. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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