- 1. Main Entry: hyphy Pronunciation: "HIGH-fee" Function: adjective Etymology: Etymology: San Francisco Bay Area, shortened perhaps from English dialect "hyperactive"; other sources cite a combination of "hype" and "fly." Popularized by E-40 and the Federation's song "Hyphy" (2004); first known use on record by Keak Da Sneak in 1998 (on "Cool," from his LP Sneakacidle). 1 : dangerous and irrational: CRAZY; 2 : amusingly eccentric; without inhibition: GOOFY > "They were getting hyphy up in the club Saturday night." Source: ecdict
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