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hipster

hip·ster
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hip-ster]
    • /ˈhɪp stər/
    • /ˈhɪp.stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hip-ster]
    • /ˈhɪp stər/

Definitions of hipster word

  • noun hipster hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers (def 2). 1
  • noun hipster Often, hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls. 1
  • noun hipster A person who follows the latest trends and fashions. 1
  • adjective hipster jeans: low-waisted 1
  • noun hipster trendy young person 1
  • noun plural hipster low-waisted jeans 1

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Origin of hipster

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; hip4 + -ster

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hipster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hipster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hipster usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hipster

noun hipster

  • bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
  • beatnik — Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
  • free spirit — a person with a highly individual or unique attitude, lifestyle, or imagination; nonconformist.
  • freethinker — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
  • liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.

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