huppé

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See also: huppe, and hüppe

French

Etymology

From huppe (crest; hoopoe).

Pronunciation

Adjective

huppé (feminine huppée, masculine plural huppés, feminine plural huppées)

  1. (ornithology) crested
  2. (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.
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