hipster
1- a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- 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.
- a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.
Origin of hipster
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2- hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers(def 2).
- Often hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls.
Origin of hipster
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Contemporary Examples of hipster
Today, the city is an Asian hipster outpost, with shopping malls, clothing boutiques, and mixologist-prepared cocktails.
Situated in hipster Hackney, the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History opens to the public on Wednesday.
What about co-location in a hipster coffee bar near the High Line?
The crowd itself is part-Brooklyn hipster, with a side of Hollywood heavyweight thrown in for good measure.
Driver plays Jamie, a hipster filmmaker who befriends Ben Stiller's tight-assed documentarian.
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Historical Examples of hipster
The hipster stores have been getting faster and faster, of course.
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hipster
- slang, rare
- an enthusiast of modern jazz
- an outmoded word for hippy 1
- (modifier) (of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips
Word Origin and History for hipster
1941, "one who is hip;" from hip (adj.) + -ster. Meaning "low-rise" in reference to pants or skirt is from 1962; so called because they ride on the hips rather than the waist (cf. hiphuggers). Related: Hipsters.