hipsters

British

/ ˈhɪpstəz /

plural noun

Usual US word: hip-huggers. trousers cut so that the top encircles the hips

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While the neighborhood used to be renowned for flannel-clad IPA connoisseurs and a thriving indie art scene, the 2010s-era hipsters who sparked the Hasidim vs.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Ambrositsch, for example, is proud that her heuriger brings together "19-year-old hipsters and 91-year-old widows" at the same table.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

“I would call them the hipsters of their time,” MacAllen says.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

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

I lag behind, watching this procession of hipsters barrel through the lobby.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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