hipster

¹

[ hip-ster ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
2. a person, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships; a beatnik or hippie.
3. a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.

hipster

²

[ hip-ster ]

noun

1. hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers ( def 2 ).
2. Often hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls.

hipster

/ ˈhɪpstə /

noun

1. slang.
   1. an enthusiast of modern jazz
   2. an outmoded word for hippy 1
2. modifier (of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips

Other Words From

• hipster·ish adjective
• hipster·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hipster¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; hip ⁴ + -ster

Origin of hipster²

First recorded in 1960–65; hip ¹ + -ster

Example Sentences

Flanked by overpriced band tees and 20-somethings who somehow managed to all look like the same type of hipster, we hunted for bargains.

From Los Angeles Times

The daughter of Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, triggers the incel-minded online right by being a Brooklyn hipster who rejects the tiresome conservative rules for how women are allowed to dress or behave.

From Salon

Swigging red wine out of a bottle and looking like a hipster Joshua Tree version of Indiana Jones, Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell surveyed the sold-out crowd Tuesday night at the YouTube Theater.

From Los Angeles Times

Meeting a stranger at a cafe covered in hipsters and Moroccan tile, sitting at a too-small table and pretending to be interested in the Americano-length version of someone else’s life, can be total fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead she calls Betty out for wanting to pass as a hipster.

From Los Angeles Times