hippest
SayHIP-ist/ˈhɪpɪst/
- 1Superlative of hip.
Within a few years the old docks became the hippest part of the city.
Critics hailed it as the hippest album of the decade.
Note
Only the slang adjective has degrees, the one meaning aware, informed or up to date. The hip of the body or of a roof has none. The spelling doubles the final p before -est, as big becomes biggest, giving hip, hipper, hippest. Because the base word is slang, the superlative keeps its casual register. It is natural in reviews and conversation and out of place in formal prose.
hippest is a form of hip
hip, adjective: Aware of and following the latest trends, fashions, or ideas. Full entry
- Spelling
- hip → hippest: double the p, add -est
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