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 )

Example Sentences

That was a random party that I think Hypebeast threw at the Berrics in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

They were an eccentric mix: aging hippies, hypebeast college kids and burners bundled in faux fur rainbow coats, swaying to guitar riffs.

From Los Angeles Times

That was a random party that I think Hypebeast threw at the Berrics in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Brooklyn Dom: It was the blueprint for Hypebeast and Complex.

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Brooklyn Dom: It was the blueprint for Hypebeast and Complex.

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