put someone hip

verb

To enlighten or inform, especially to fill someone in on something exclusive, unknown, or new.

Meanings

verbput someone hip (third-person singular simple present puts someone hip, present participle putting someone hip, simple past and past participle put someone hip)

present singular third person puts someone hip · participle present putting someone hip

  1. idiomaticslangtransitiveTo enlighten or inform, especially to fill someone in on something exclusive, unknown, or new.

    Synonyms: clue in, hip, put someone wise

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo enlighten or inform, especially to fill someone in on something exclusive, unknown, or new.

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