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hip·ster

1   [hip-ster]
noun Slang.
1.
a person who is hip.
2.
hepcat.
3.
a person, especially during the 1950s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; hip4 + -ster

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hip·ster

2   [hip-ster]
noun
1.
hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphugger (def. 2).
2.
Often, hipsters. hiphugger underpants for women and girls.
Origin:
1960–65; hip1 + -ster
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hipster (ˈhɪpstə)
 
—n
1.  slang, rare
 a.  an enthusiast of modern jazz
 b.  an outmoded word for hippy
2.  (modifier) (of trousers) cut so that the top encircles the hips

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hipster definition

[ˈhɪpstɚ]
  1. n.
    a youth of the 1950s, characterized by an interest in jazz and cool things. : Were the hipsters the ones with the big shoulder pads?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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