Definition of HIPSTER

hipster

Meanings

Plural: hipsters

Noun

  • someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
  • A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions.
  • A member of Bohemian counterculture.
  • An aficionado of jazz who considers himself or herself to be hip.
  • A person who wears a hip flask (of alcohol).
  • A dancer, particularly a female one.
  • Underwear with an elastic waistband at hip level.

Verb

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

Origin / Etymology

From hip + -ster. First attested for someone carrying something on their hip in the U.S. in the 1920s. Attested as a variant of hepster in the 1940s, for a follower of the latest fashions/trends/styles.

Synonyms

Corinthian, faddist, fashionable, fashionist, fashionista, flower child, gentleman from Kentucky, hepcat, hepster, hippie, hippy, hipster, snappy dresser, sophisto, swell, trendite, trendy, vial villain, voguie

Scrabble Score: 12

hipster is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hipster is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hipster is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

hipster is a valid Words With Friends word