hepcat

[ hep-kat ]
nounOlder Slang.

  1. a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.

  2. a person who is hep; hipster.

Origin of hepcat

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; hep1 + cat

Words Nearby hepcat

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British Dictionary definitions for hepcat

hepcat

/ (ˈhɛpˌkæt) /

noun

  1. obsolete, slang a person who is hep, esp a player or admirer of jazz and swing in the 1940s

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