hip to

idiom

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

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The Way-High jeans from Everlane have a touch of stretch with a straight fit from hip to ankle to create an elongating fit that never feels too restrictive. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025 My frail-as-porcelain glutes — the cluster of tissue from hip to thigh tasked with keeping the body upright and on occasion propelling it forward — were causing a domino chain of damage, and had most likely been doing so for some time. Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Watch collectors are a savvy lot, by and large, and some are both happy to invest in the romance and hip to the realities of modern watchmaking. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2025 The fact that so many users weren’t even hip to the correct pronunciation of her name says it all. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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