hipster
1[hip-ster]
noun Slang.
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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Origin of hipster
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Examples from the Web for hipster
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.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
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