hip to

idiom

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

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Dunst has an affordable blouson style, cut right at the hip to show off cool-girl trousers and skirts. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024 For a moment, Fashanu was actually attached at the hip to his hero, still No. 77, Tyron Smith. Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 My left leg is, uh, partially paralyzed from my hip to my knee, then from my knee to my toes, completely paralyzed, so if there's any neurosurgeons out there … any researchers out there, please get a hold of me. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024 His unique pitching motion featured a very distinct wind-up – twisting at the hip to practically turn his entire body away from home plate and in the process flash his famed No. 23 jersey at the batter – before unleashing the ball with a nearly sidearm pitch. David Close, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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