hypebeast
Americannoun
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hypebeasts
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hypebeast
First recorded in 2015–20; hype 1 ( def. ) + beast ( def. )
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Is Timothée Chalamet a sensitive thespian or a swaggy hypebeast?
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2023
But how much hypebeast culture will be coming to Kenzo along with Nigo?
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 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
And the crowd in this millionaires’ party was noticeably less white than I expected, reminiscent of the Supreme store line crowd of nerds, hypebeasts, and hustlers — diverse but without very many Black people.
From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021
The limitless brilliance of the city inspires us: artists, writers, designers, illustrators, photographers, filmmakers, stylists, workers, fashionistas, hypebeasts, creatives we been seen you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
What began as an insult has evolved into a self-declared identity, a community of hypebeasts.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2018
Mr. Amiri doesn’t give many interviews, and he hasn’t yet been made a cult obsession by most hypebeasts, the street-wear devotees that constellate the men’s wear-discussing corners of the internet.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
The league needs middle-aged men as much as they need hypebeasts who spend most of their day in line in front of the Supreme store.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2016
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