hiptop

English

Etymology

Blend of hip +‎ laptop. Perhaps introduced as a brand name; see Danger Hiptop.

Noun

hiptop (plural hiptops)

1. (computing) A small portable personal computer somewhat like a smartphone.
   • 2006, Eve Astrid Andersson, Philip Greenspun, Andrew Grumet, Software Engineering for Internet Applications, page 346:

     Newer browsers will ignore them; mobile phones, palmtops, and hiptops often have very basic browsers that understand only the basic tags.

   • 2006, Sarah Milstein, J. D. Biersdorfer, Rael Dornfest, Google: The Missing Manual:

     But the Web comes in two flavors on mobile devices. On newer “smart” phones, PDAs, and hiptops, you can get the regular, glorious Web—the one you're used to seeing on your desktop or laptop computer—via a small Web browser.