hepcat

[ hep-kat ]
/ ˈhɛpˌkæt /

noun Older Slang.

a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
a person who is hep; hipster.

Origin of hepcat

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; hep1 + cat

British Dictionary definitions for hepcat

hepcat
/ (ˈhɛpˌkæt) /

noun

obsolete, slang a person who is hep, esp a player or admirer of jazz and swing in the 1940s