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nonhip en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + hip.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to the hip in the body.
    • In a randomized study during an 11 -month period, there were hip and 15 nonhip fractures in the hip protector group... 1998, Kenneth J. Koval, Joseph David Zuckerman, Fractures in the elderly:
  2. (not-comparable) Not hip; not fashionable or familiar with modern trends and fashions.
    • Farber's cultism offered itself as a countergesture for savvy hipsters, and he kept it marginal enough to make sure the nonhip remained rigorously excluded. 2001, Greg Taylor, Artists in the Audience: Cults, Camp, and American Film Criticism: