hipster

¹ American  

[hip-ster] / ˈhɪp stər /

noun

Slang.

1. a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.

2. a person, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships; a beatnik or hippie.

3. a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.

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hipster ² American  

[hip-ster] / ˈhɪp stər /

noun

1. Chiefly British. hipsters, hiphuggers.

2. Often hipsters hiphugger underpants for women and girls.

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hipster British  

/ ˈhɪpstə /

noun

1. slang

   1. an enthusiast of modern jazz

   2. an outmoded word for hippy 1

2. (modifier) (of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips

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Other Word Forms

• hipsterish adjective
• hipsterism noun

Etymology

Origin of hipster¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; hip ⁴ + -ster

Origin of hipster¹

First recorded in 1960–65; hip ¹ + -ster

Example Sentences

“We have the hipster country crowd and we love them, because they spend money,” said owner Frank Faillace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both foes imagine a self-consciously cinematic scene, something audiences themselves assumed Tarantino would then deliver with gusto exactly as they described — isn’t that the hipster pastiche he’s after?

From Los Angeles Times

Silver Lake earned the “hipster” handle long before Spaceland opened its doors.

From Los Angeles Times

My husband and I moved to Fries after a decade in Asheville, N.C., a hipster hub bursting with creative energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

With them they brought “a cool insider bearing” and “hipster identity” that would become a lasting style in American culture.

From The Wall Street Journal