hep

Cool, once slang

Hep and its companions hup and hut are used to set the pace for people, especially soldiers, who are marching.

jazz

cool

Calm or fashionable

  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • bebopFast, complex jazz style
  • groovySixties slang for cool

cat · daddy-o · jive · scat · improvisation · saxophone · trumpet · combo · jam session · syncopation

medical

hepatitis

Inflammatory liver condition

viral · infection · screening · prevention · inoculation

obsolete

antiquated

Old and outdated

passe · outmoded · anachronistic · bygone · quaint · vintage · retro · old-timey · out-of-date · forgotten

beatnik

bohemian

Artistic nonconformist type

San Francisco · coffeehouse · beret · goatee · bongo drums · poetry · existentialism · Jack Kerouac · Allen Ginsberg · On the Road

interjection

hey

Informal greeting or summons

  • hupRhythmic marching call
  • hoExclamation seeking attention
  • harkListen, old-fashioned

heigh-ho · one-two · march · cadence · drill · formation

Categories
Opposites
cultural awareness/trendiness

hepsquare

Rhombus with right angles

unhip · out · out of touch · behind the times · unfashionable

social coolness/sophistication

hepsquare

Rhombus with right angles

uncool · unhip · nerdy · geeky · nerdish

knowledge/awareness

hepuninformed

Lacking necessary knowledge

unaware · ignorant · clueless · oblivious · out of the loop

Phrases
  • hep catJazz enthusiast, dated slang
  • hep ALiver-attacking virus, abbreviated
Family

heptagon, heptathlon

Familiarity
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Profile
Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G