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Hypha vs Hyphy - What's the difference?

hypha | hyphy |

As a noun hypha

is any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

As an adjective hyphy is

rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.

hypha

English

Noun

(wikipedia hypha) (hyphae)
  • (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

    • hyphy

    English

    (wikipedia hyphy)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior.
    • She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop!
  • (slang) Of or relating to the hyphy subgenre of rap music
  • * 2006' - Andrea Schulte-Peevers - ' California - Travel - Page 46
    • Oakland is the place to look for 'hyphy' (hyperactive) New Bay hip-hop, while SoCal is still riding the 'crunk' (crazy-drunk) drum and bass beats with ...

    References

    Behavior: * 2004' - Rick Ayers - ' Berkeley High School Slang Dictionary - Berkeley High School (Berkeley, Calif.) - Page 38 *: Heify also hyphy (HI fee) adj., Angry, agitated. When somebody lets their adrenaline pump them up too much, they go off or get loud and crazy, uncontrollable, ...