hipster

[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

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; hip⁴ + -ster

Related formship·ster·ish, adjectivehip·ster·ism, noun

hipster

[hip-ster]

noun

hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers(def 2).

Often hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls.

Origin of hipster

First recorded in 1960–65; hip¹ + -ster

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Related Words for hipsters

bohemian, beatnik, freethinker, liberal, hipster

Examples from the Web for hipsters

Contemporary Examples of hipsters

Modern conservatives rightly (as it were) define themselves against the culture at large; hipsters seek to do so as well.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.
Ana Marie Cox
December 20, 2014
The city became a Mecca for hordes of hipsters and creative types as well as young people seeking their fortune in finance.
Eric Garner Was Just a Number to Them
Michael Daly
December 5, 2014
GearJunkie counterposes pictures of real lumberjacks and hipsters who look totally ridiculous.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’
Tim Teeman
November 12, 2014
Cities have lost billions of dollars in federal funds because of hipsters.
Why Do We Hate Hipsters So F'ing Much?
Ted Gioia
July 13, 2014
And hipsters and hippies now reek of old-school, kneejerk attitudes.
Why Do We Hate Hipsters So F'ing Much?
Ted Gioia
July 13, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for hipsters

hipsters

pl n

British trousers cut so that the top encircles the hipsUsual US word: hip-huggers

hipster

noun

slang, rare

an enthusiast of modern jazz
an outmoded word for hippy 1

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

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Word Origin and History for hipsters

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.