Hip and Passing

Hip

Hip adjective - Being in the latest or current fashion.

Passing and hip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead an adjective "Hip".

Passing

Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

Hip and passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hip" instead an adjective "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Cool as Ice Ice plays Johnny Van Owen, the leader of a hip hop/dance crew/biker gang/who knows, who are passing through a small, predominately white, conservative town.
  • Wrestling / The Usos It should also be noted that this is not because of Umaga's early passing—he's been mentioned on-air in other contexts, but the commentators seem to think that Rikishi was the one who utilized the corner hip splash, when it was actually Umaga.
  • Badass Longcoat In Three Panel Soul, Ian wears one of these every so often with a matching fedora, sometimes to his detriment (once passing a striking resemblence to a neighborhood watch sign, another time filling a hip flask with tictacs and 'drinking' whilst on his morning commute).
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