hipsters
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“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
The challenge for Democrats is that the district doesn’t just resemble Behn’s Nashville-based turf that features hipsters rolling their eyes at bachelorette parties cavorting on pedal bars.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
The party was in a chic work-live space: four stories of industrial design thumping with music and packed with hipsters.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
“Sure did. Fetched a pretty penny for it, too. God bless home equity and hipsters lookin’ to ‘revitalize’ or whatever the heck they’re calling it.”
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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