hyphy

Adj

Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture.

Noun

A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area.

Examples

She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!

Origin / Etymology

Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002.

Scrabble Score: 19

hyphy: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
hyphy: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
hyphy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

hyphy: valid Words With Friends Word