Kilo Lingo

/hɪp/

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Translation

The part of your body at each side between your waist and the top of your leg.

Word origin

From Old English hype, the name for the same body part for over a thousand years.

Origin
Old English
Root
hype

Examples

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A very common pose; you have two hips, one on each side.

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The hip bone is one of the bones older people break most often.

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As a slang adjective, hip also means fashionable and modern.

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This word is part of lesson 48.