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hipsters

British  
/ ˈhɪpstəz /

plural noun

  1. Usual US word: hip-huggers.  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

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In his loopy 1957 essay on hipsters, Norman Mailer talked about the “psychic havoc” of living under the threat of nuclear annihilation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

It includes the bulk of metro Nashville’s African American population, plenty of progressive hipsters who’ve flocked to the city from across the South, traditional right wing suburbia and slices of Appalachia.

From Slate Dec. 2, 2025

Meeting a stranger at a cafe covered in hipsters and Moroccan tile, sitting at a too-small table and pretending to be interested in the Americano-length version of someone else’s life, can be total fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2024

About 250,000 people attended that summer — families, children, students, hipsters seeking reprieve.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2024

“Liz found some good stuff at a vintage-clothing store there. And you know, once the vintage places come in, the hipsters aren’t far behind.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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