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hypebeast

American  

[hahyp-beest] / ˈhaɪpˌbist /

noun

Slang.

hypebeasts plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hypebeasts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hypebeast

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

Example Sentences

Is Timothée Chalamet a sensitive thespian or a swaggy hypebeast?

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2023

A Queens hypebeast falls for a Manhattan rich girl in “Sneakerella,” the latest rehashed fairy tale to be foisted upon audiences.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

I wish the style stuff didn’t matter to me when it comes to running, but I like to hypebeast it out a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Jesus Shoes are hypebeast culture incarnate — there’s nothing more #rare than walking on water.

From The Verge • Oct. 22, 2019

His newfound status as a hypebeast has him rethinking that.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2019