What is Hip?

Answer:
“Hip” is a term used to denote that

which is fashionable or popular at the moment. Other terms that have the same or similar meaning include boss, awesome, cool, trendy, neat, swell, chic, in vogue, smart, all the rage, etc. The term “hip” is a slightly dated term today, being the favorite word of a previous generation to denote that which is currently fashionable.

There is a great deal of energy spent, however, trying to figure out what is currently “hip” and how to have the latest clothes, cars, hair style, music, art, food, etc. There are countless magazines, websites, even television channels devoted to discovering and espousing what is hip.