hip

Universal Words noun, adjective, exclamation noun 1 the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the waist; the joint at the top of the leg: She stood with her hands on her hips. * These jeans are too tight around the hips. * a hip replacement operation * the hip bone * She broke her hip in the fall. 2 (-hipped) (in adjectives) having hips of the size or shape mentioned: large-hipped * slim-hipped 3 (also rose hip) the red fruit that grows on some types of wild rose bush IDIOMS see SHOOTv. adjective (hipper, hippest) (informal) following or knowing what is fashionable in clothes, music, etc: He's just trying to be hip! * the hippest club in town exclamation IDIOMS hip, hip, hooray! (also less frequent hip, hip, hurrah / hurray!) used by a group of people to show their approval of sb. One person in the group says 'hip, hip' and the others then shout 'hooray' or 'hurrah': 'Three cheers for the bride and groom: Hip, hip...' 'Hooray!'