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hepEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Shortening.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hepEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Alteration of hip.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hepEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
US slang of unknown or disputed origin, first recorded 1903. Robert Gold suggested that it is a variant of hip, from white jazz fans’ mishearing African American musicians. Jonathon Green suggests a connection to a 19th century interjection used to drive horses; compare gee up. Compare also happening.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hepEnglish (en) · Etymology 5Source text
From German hep or Hepp-Hepp, an interjection used to attack Jewish people. The origin of the German source is unknown, but may come from a goatherd’s call.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- HepEnglish · e-38538-4004
Hep, hep, n. See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose.
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Hep, hep, interj. a cry said to come down from the Crusaders' time, often the cry of the mob in an outrage on the Jews—more probably an abbreviation of Hebrew than formed from the initials of Hierosolyma est perdita=Jeru
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