hipsters

/ (ˈhɪpstəz) /

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

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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hippy, hip roof, hipshot, hipster, hipsterism, hipsters, hirable, hiragana, Hirakata, Hiram, Hiranuma

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How to use hipsters in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
His shop, Flamekeepers Hat Club, attracts Wall Street businessmen and downtown hipsters.
The Harlem Hat Shop You Have to Visit|Justin Jones|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yes, there are signs that even hipsters are starting to prefer Central Park to Park Slope.
Why the Upper East Side Is Now Cooler Than Brooklyn|Tom Teodorczuk|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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