HYPHY

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