hip hop的词源

英文词源

hip hop

also hip-hop, music style, first recorded 1982. Reduplication with vowel variation (as in tip-top, sing-song); OED reports use of hip hop with a sense of "successive hopping motion" dating back to 1670s. The term in its modern sense comes from its use in the early rap lyrics of the genre, notably Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and The Sugarhill Gang in "Rapper's Delight."

中文词源

hip hop：嘻哈音乐

爵士乐类型，hip可理解为屁股或无意义词，为hop的韵律构词，字面意思即跳动的音乐或扭屁股的音乐。

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