Shamus (film) of Wife... and Death" (1976) with the role played by Rod Taylor. It was a pilot for a prospective series that did not eventuate. Shamus (film) Shamus is a 1973 American comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon. New York private detective Shamus McCoy is called to the house of Hume, an eccentric diamond dealer, and is given the task of recovering some stolen diamonds. His investigation is thwarted at every turn and it is only when he is beaten by a gang of thugs to warn him off the job that he
Hip (slang) Hip (slang) Hip is a slang for "fashionably current", and "in the know". To be hip is to have "an attitude, a stance" in opposition to the "unfree world", or to what is square, or prude. Being "hip" is also about being informed about the latest ideas, styles, and developments. "Hip", like "cool", does not refer to one specific quality. What is considered hip is continuously changing. The term "hip" is recorded in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the early 1900s. In the 1930s and 1940s, it had become a common slang term, particularly in the African-American dominated jazz