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French
Etymology
From huppe (“crest; hoopoe”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
huppé (feminine huppée, masculine plural huppés, feminine plural huppées)
- (ornithology) crested
- (figurative, colloquial) upper-crust, posh
1994, “Zig Zag de l'aisé”, in Obsolète, performed by MC Solaar:Dans ma cité des gens huppés / Ont voulu nous dupé / Avec le C.I.P. / J’ai vu leur R.I.P.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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