hypebeast

[ hahyp-beest ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a person who avidly pursues trending fashions and newly released products in streetwear, primarily as signifiers of social prestige and financial means:

   Only hypebeasts would be waiting outside the designer’s pop-up store at dawn in order to be first in line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypebeast¹

First recorded in 2015–20; hype ¹( def ) + beast ( def )