Etymology: Etymology: San Francisco Bay Area, shortened perhaps from English dialect "hyperactive"; other sources cite a combination of "hype" and "fly." Popularized by E-40 and the Federation's song "Hyphy" (2004); first known use on record by Keak Da Sneak in 1998 (on "Cool," from his LP Sneakacidle).\r
1 : dangerous and irrational: CRAZY;\r
2 : amusingly eccentric; without inhibition: GOOFY
> "They were getting hyphy up in the club Saturday night."