hipsters

hip·ster

H h

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 hipsters word

noun hipsters hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers (def 2). 1
noun hipsters Often, hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls. 1
noun hipsters Plural form of hipster. 1
noun plural hipsters trousers cut so that the top encircles the hips 0
noun hipsters plural of hipster. 0

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Origin of hipsters

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; hip4 + -ster

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Parts of speech for Hipsters

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hipsters

hipsters 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".

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Synonyms for hipsters

noun hipsters

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.

All 9 Synonyms of hipsters