hip-huggers

hip·hug·ger

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hip-huhg-er]
- /ˈhɪpˌhʌg ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hip-huhg-er]
- /ˈhɪpˌhʌg ər/

Definitions of hip-huggers word

adjective hip-huggers (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans. 1
noun hip-huggers hiphuggers, trousers having this type of waistline. 1
noun plural hip-huggers trousers fitting below the waist 1

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Origin of hip-huggers

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; hip1 + hug + -er1

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Parts of speech for Hip-huggers

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hip-huggers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.