hipster

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhɪp.stə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhɪp.stɚ/

Noun

hipster (plural hipsters)

1. A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.]
   • c. 1954, Jack Kerouac, Untitled poem, in Book of Sketches, 1952-57, Penguin, 2006, p. 239,

     I, poor French Canadian Ti Jean become / a big sophisticated hipster esthete in / the homosexual arts […]

2. A member of Bohemian counterculture.
3. An aficionado of jazz who considers himself or herself to be hip.
4. Underwear with an elastic waistband at hip level.

Translations

• Portuguese: hipster
• Russian: хи́пстер
• Spanish: modernillo, gafapasta, jípster

Verb

hipster (hipsters, present participle hipstering; past and past participle hipstered)

1. To behave like a hipster.
2. To dress or decorate in a hip fashion.

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