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jayne b-t | 14:06 Wed 07th Mar 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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What sort of person is a hep cat?
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A very cool and stylish person in the 1930s, who wore zoot suits and listened to jazz or swing music. The word 'hep', along with 'hip', is old-style US slang meaning aware or 'alive to'.
14:04 Thu 08th Mar 2001
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The origins of hep cat are, according to linguistic historians Turner and Myrdal, working in the 40s, from a West African dialect, and the word was originally hipicat, meaning one who was aware of their environment, literally 'has his eyes open', hence the 'alive to' slang.
16:04 Fri 23rd Mar 2001

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