hyphy

comparative hyphier · superlative hyphiest · alternative hyphe · alternative hyphee · alternative hyphie

1. slangRambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.

   She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!

2. entertainmentOf or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.

   Oakland is the place to look for 'hyphy' (hyperactive) New Bay hip-hop, while SoCal is still riding the 'crunk' (crazy-drunk) drum and bass beats with […]

   2006, Andrea Schulte-Peevers et al., California, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 46

alternative hyphe · alternative hyphee · alternative hyphie

1. uncountableentertainmentA subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.

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   It was Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak who claims to have invented the term: upon being told by his mother that he was “hyperactive”, Keak repeated the term as “hyphy”. Since then, hyphy has come to refer to a complex group of cultural activities synonymous with Oakland: it is at once a sound, a behavior, a choice in recreational drugs.

   2009, Mickey Hess, editor, Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide, volume 1, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 281