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hipster

1
[ hip-ster ]
/ ˈhɪp stər /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

bohemian, beatnik, freethinker, liberal

Nearby words

hippopotamus, hippuric acid, hippus, hippy, hipshot, hipster, hipsterism, hipsters, hir, hirable, hiragana

Origin of hipster

1
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; hip4 + -ster
Related formship·ster·ish, adjectivehip·ster·ism, noun

Definition for hipsters (2 of 2)

hipster

2
[ hip-ster ]
/ ˈhɪp stər /

noun

hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers(def 2).
Often hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls.

Origin of hipster

2
First recorded in 1960–65; hip1 + -ster
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for hipsters (1 of 2)

hipsters

/ (ˈhɪpstəz) /

pl n

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

British Dictionary definitions for hipsters (2 of 2)

hipster

/ (ˈhɪpstə) /

noun

slang, rare
  1. an enthusiast of modern jazz
  2. an outmoded word for hippy 1
(modifier) (of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for hipsters

hipster

n.

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper