adjective
- aware of or knowledgeable about current trends, styles, or information; hip or up-to-date
Usage: informal; somewhat dated
interjection
- a rhythmic call used to mark cadence, especially in military marching or group activities
Usage: often used in the phrase 'hep, two, three, four'
Examples
- She's hep to all the latest music and fashion trends.
- He wasn't hep to what was happening in the tech world.
- The drill sergeant called out 'hep, two, three, four' as the soldiers marched.
- My grandfather used to say he was hep back in the 1950s.
- The soldiers kept time with a rhythmic 'hep, hep, hep' as they drilled.