hipster
1
[ hip-ster ]
/ ˈhɪp stər /
noun Slang.
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
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.
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.
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Definition for hipster (2 of 2)
hipster
2
[ hip-ster ]
/ ˈhɪp stər /
noun
hipsters, Chiefly British.
hiphuggers(def 2).
Often hipsters.
hiphugger underpants for women and girls.
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British Dictionary definitions for hipster
hipster
/ (ˈhɪpstə) /
noun
slang, rare
- an enthusiast of modern jazz
- an outmoded word for hippy 1
(modifier)
(of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips