Hip: Originally "hip" or "hep" meant someone very fashionable in the first half of the 20th century."I got new rides to match my favorite shirt." Most recently, "my rides" can mean sneakers. Ride: Originally a verb for the act of being a passenger in a vehicle, this word also evolved into a noun to describe a car."No, I won't go out with your little sister. The latest use? As an adjective to mean "ugly." To your parents, it means getting caught doing something wrong. Busted: To your grandparents, "busted" probably meant that something was broken.This keeps the word in usage but can lead to some miscommunication between older and younger speakers. Some slang words change their meaning over time, usually across generations.
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