Semantic shift in progress?

[Gordon, Matthew J.]

I'd suggest "not big on" is a more likely influence here on vocalic grounds.

-Matt Gordon
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Subject: Semantic shift in progress?

Found on the Web,

"I’m _not hip on_ the fact that the company requires you to sign up."

Influenced by BrE _not keen on_, perhaps?

FWIW, if I were in a conversation in which it was hip to use _hip_,
I'd probably say,

"I _can't get ready for_ the fact that the company requires you to sign up."

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-Wilson
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