hypebeast
noun
a person who avidly pursues trending fashions and newly released products in streetwear, primarily as signifiers of social prestige and financial means.
hypebeasts
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pluralof hypebeast.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Normally, sneaker restocks are something you don’t expect anyone other than hypebeasts to get excited about, but it’s a bit different with Nike’s hands-free shoes.
From The Verge ● May 2, 2022
They sit at a strange nexus of fashion, collecting, hypebeasts and investing — or more accurately, whatever financialized mess sneaker flipping is.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Hallmarked by eerie synths and late Soviet-era malaise, the song has soundtracked viral videos capturing Russian club kids and American hypebeasts alike — as well as a colony of hanging bats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
But, unlike hipsters, who valued a kitschy thrift-store eclecticism, hypebeasts are obsessed with chasing whatever is newest, and they are happy to spend enormous sums to get it.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 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
