hyphy
Examples
“It was Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak⟳ who claims to have⟳ invented the term: upon being told by his mother that he was “hyperactive”, Keak repeated the term as “hyphy”. Since then, hyphy has come⟳ to refer⟳ to a complex group of cultural activities synonymous with Oakland: it is at once a sound⟳, a behavior, a choice in recreational drugs.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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