Antonyms for hep

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hep

Phonetic Transcription : hɛp

Definition of hep

Origin : "aware, up-to-date," first recorded 1908 in "Saturday Evening Post," but said to be underworld slang, of unknown origin. Variously said to have been the name of "a fabulous detective who operated in Cincinnati" [Louis E. Jackson and C.R. Hellyer, "A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang," 1914] or a saloonkeeper in Chicago who "never quite understood what was going on ... (but) thought he did" ["American Speech," XVI, 154/1]. Taken up by jazz musicians by 1915; hepcat "addict of swing music" is from 1938. With the rise of hip (adj.) by the 1950s, the use of hep ironically became a clue that the speaker was unaware and not up-to-date.

As in acceptable : adj satisfactory, agreeable
As in accomplished : adj skilled in activity
As in hip to : adj informed about latest trends
As in canny : adj clever, artful
As in goodish : adj acceptable
As in OK : adj acceptable
As in unobjectionable : adj acceptable
As in conversant : adj experienced, familiar with

Example sentences :

We'd hep 'em git away and just swear dat dey hadn't been home a-tall.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various

And when the eagle was entirely made from iron and copper, hep.
Extract from : « Finnish Legends for English Children » by R. Eivind

Because one man was born and lives in one place, is that any reason why hep.
Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages » by Roger Thompson Finlay

Me washee flowty dozen hep—four bittie dozen—twenty dollar hep.
Extract from : « Two Men of Sandy Bar » by Bret Harte

A family of the name of Hep, or Heap, held the hamlet from the paramount lords.
Extract from : « Lancashire Sketches » by Edwin Waugh

It is not the action of the people, who are taught to cry "Hep, hep."
Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz

So terrible were his voice and look that Hep's courage wilted.
Extract from : « Corporal Cameron » by Ralph Connor

At the door stood the man named Hep, evidently keeping guard.
Extract from : « Corporal Cameron » by Ralph Connor

In future we must read "hop drinkers," and not "hep drinkers."
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 » by Various

"Hep, hep, hep," came the column straight for the schoolmaster.
Extract from : « Caybigan » by James Hopper

Synonyms for hep

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