hipster








noun Slang.

  1. a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
  2. 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.
  3. a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.

noun

  1. hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers(def 2).
  2. Often hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls.

noun

  1. slang, rare
    1. an enthusiast of modern jazz
    2. an outmoded word for hippy 1
  2. (modifier) (of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips
n.

1941, “one who is hip;” from hip (adj.) + -ster. Meaning “low-rise” in reference to pants or skirt is from 1962; so called because they ride on the hips rather than the waist (cf. hiphuggers). Related: Hipsters.

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