Hipster
noun
A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being different or unusual.
She listens to indie music and buys vintage clothes, so some people might consider her a hipster.
Often appears as...
- hipster style
- hipster culture
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A person who is very interested in non-mainstream things such as food, music, art.
Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn has a lot of hipsters because there are a lot of independent cafes and art galleries there.
Often appears as...
- hipster cafe
- hipster music
noun
A style of fashion that is often associated with hipsters, such as wearing vintage clothes, ironic graphic T-shirts, and thick-rimmed glasses.
His hipster look, complete with tight jeans and a vintage T-shirt, made him stand out from the crowd.
Often appears as...
- hipster fashion
- hipster look
noun
A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being different or unusual.
She listens to indie music and buys vintage clothes, so some people might consider her a hipster.
Often appears as...
- hipster style
- hipster culture
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A person who is very interested in non-mainstream things such as food, music, art.
Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn has a lot of hipsters because there are a lot of independent cafes and art galleries there.
Often appears as...
- hipster cafe
- hipster music
noun
A style of fashion that is often associated with hipsters, such as wearing vintage clothes, ironic graphic T-shirts, and thick-rimmed glasses.
His hipster look, complete with tight jeans and a vintage T-shirt, made him stand out from the crowd.
Often appears as...
- hipster fashion
- hipster look
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Hipster has origins in 1940s jazz culture, and was then connected to non-conformity.
He prides himself on being a hipster, always seeking out underground jazz clubs.
Pro Tip 2/3Mildly Pejorative
Sometimes 'hipster' suggests trying too hard to be trendy, drawing mild mockery.
I guess I'm a bit of a hipster since I only drink coffee from beans I've roasted.
Pro Tip 3/3Counter-cultural
Hipsters often reject mainstream options in favor of more obscure choices.
She's such a hipster, preferring vinyl records to digital music.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Hipster has origins in 1940s jazz culture, and was then connected to non-conformity.
He prides himself on being a hipster, always seeking out underground jazz clubs.
Pro Tip 2/3Mildly Pejorative
Sometimes 'hipster' suggests trying too hard to be trendy, drawing mild mockery.
I guess I'm a bit of a hipster since I only drink coffee from beans I've roasted.
Pro Tip 3/3Counter-cultural
Hipsters often reject mainstream options in favor of more obscure choices.
She's such a hipster, preferring vinyl records to digital music.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Hipster has origins in 1940s jazz culture, and was then connected to non-conformity.
He prides himself on being a hipster, always seeking out underground jazz clubs.
Pro Tip 2/3Mildly Pejorative
Sometimes 'hipster' suggests trying too hard to be trendy, drawing mild mockery.
I guess I'm a bit of a hipster since I only drink coffee from beans I've roasted.
Pro Tip 3/3Counter-cultural
Hipsters often reject mainstream options in favor of more obscure choices.
She's such a hipster, preferring vinyl records to digital music.
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alternativebohemianeccentriciconoclastindividualmavericknonconformancetrendsetter
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I was the first hipster ever, sideways trucker hat. I was kicking OshKosh B'Gosh, popped collar, the whole deal, but really, the point of this picture is to show you that from a very young age, I was in campgrounds and my brother and I were in campgrounds and we were always raised to be in campgrounds.
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that can teach kids about their bodies as they grow up. Not their girl bodies or their boy bodies -- just their bodies. We often place unrealistic expectations on the things that our bodies do that are outside of our control. I mean, if one man can grow a full, luxurious, hipster beard,
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to sharpen their claws on an old thorn but interesting Lee I was watching some monkeys the other day more accurately I was chasing them out of my room where they had got into my incense - must be fairly sort of I suppose hippie hippie monkeys or hipster monkeys they like to
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My $500 house in Detroit...
and the environment. It's realizing we have the power to create the world anew together and to do it ourselves when our governments refuse. This is the Detroit that you don't hear much about. The Detroit between the ruin porn on one hand and the hipster coffee shops
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Margaret Gould Stewart:...
when we hit a dead cell zone because we can't use our phones to navigate to the new hipster coffee shop. But what if you had to drive four hours to charge your phone because you had no reliable source of electricity? What if you had no access to public libraries?
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The weird, wonderful,...
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Healthier men, one...
there were 30 of us back then and this is before the ironic hipster mustache movement it created a lot of controversy so my boss wouldn't let me go and see clients my girlfriend at the time who's no
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Got Millet? How...
Avocados. Americans love them. For what other food would you pay 15 dollars to have someone bring it to your table and mash it up in front of you? There's probably a hipster in Brooklyn right now
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
and this was before the ironic hipster mustache movement it created a lot of controversy. So my boss wouldn't let me go and see clients.
Video examples
How conscious investors...
Adidas uses the plastic waste to make shoes. Shoes made with plastic from the good for the environment and good for business. Because if you know that rapidly growing consumer segment known as hipsters -- and I know you know hipsters -- then you know that a hipster faced with the choice between a no-name shoe
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
I was the first hipster ever, sideways trucker hat. I was kicking OshKosh B'Gosh, popped collar, the whole deal, but really, the point of this picture is to show you that from a very young age, I was in campgrounds and my brother and I were in campgrounds and we were always raised to be in campgrounds.
Video examples
The way we think about...
that can teach kids about their bodies as they grow up. Not their girl bodies or their boy bodies -- just their bodies. We often place unrealistic expectations on the things that our bodies do that are outside of our control. I mean, if one man can grow a full, luxurious, hipster beard,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...
to sharpen their claws on an old thorn but interesting Lee I was watching some monkeys the other day more accurately I was chasing them out of my room where they had got into my incense - must be fairly sort of I suppose hippie hippie monkeys or hipster monkeys they like to
Video examples
My $500 house in Detroit...
and the environment. It's realizing we have the power to create the world anew together and to do it ourselves when our governments refuse. This is the Detroit that you don't hear much about. The Detroit between the ruin porn on one hand and the hipster coffee shops
Video examples
Margaret Gould Stewart:...
when we hit a dead cell zone because we can't use our phones to navigate to the new hipster coffee shop. But what if you had to drive four hours to charge your phone because you had no reliable source of electricity? What if you had no access to public libraries?
Video examples
The weird, wonderful,...
Butte Montana and of course there was a coffee advocate hipster friendly analyst and a hardcore social media scholar bacon ninja but the bacon ninja was not a real person none of them were they were BOTS little
Video examples
Healthier men, one...
there were 30 of us back then and this is before the ironic hipster mustache movement it created a lot of controversy so my boss wouldn't let me go and see clients my girlfriend at the time who's no
Video examples
Got Millet? How...
Avocados. Americans love them. For what other food would you pay 15 dollars to have someone bring it to your table and mash it up in front of you? There's probably a hipster in Brooklyn right now
Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
and this was before the ironic hipster mustache movement it created a lot of controversy. So my boss wouldn't let me go and see clients.
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Rachel Hollis
American Author
Every single day I'm alive or you're alive, we're choosing this life and this persona. We choose to be the stay-at-home mom who loves baking and Pilates. We choose to be a hipster who loves coffee shops and artisan goods. We choose to be a lawyer who runs marathons and only eats organic.
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Russell Smith
Canadian Novelist
I'm in favour of hipster androgyny: Any trend that permits men to rebel against strict gender rules of appearance is going to make the world a more expressive and sensitive place for all of us.
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Lena Waithe
American Actress
I was such a fan of Aziz. I watched 'Parks and Rec' like every other self-respecting hipster and loved his character so much and just thought he was so interesting.
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Zawe Ashton
English Actress
From the outside, some people might consider me a hipster!
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Kyle Kinane
American Comedian
The category I come closest to is 'lumberjack hipster.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
I find Denver's hipster scene to be fully unique.
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Steve Miller
American Musician
My dad was kind of a hipster, and a doctor.
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Fred Armisen
American Comedian
There's almost no such thing as a hipster.
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James Murphy
American Musician
I am kind of, by definition, a hipster.
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Aaron Sorkin
American Screenwriter
I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.
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Rachel Hollis
American Author
Every single day I'm alive or you're alive, we're choosing this life and this persona. We choose to be the stay-at-home mom who loves baking and Pilates. We choose to be a hipster who loves coffee shops and artisan goods. We choose to be a lawyer who runs marathons and only eats organic.
Quote examples
Russell Smith
Canadian Novelist
I'm in favour of hipster androgyny: Any trend that permits men to rebel against strict gender rules of appearance is going to make the world a more expressive and sensitive place for all of us.
Quote examples
Lena Waithe
American Actress
I was such a fan of Aziz. I watched 'Parks and Rec' like every other self-respecting hipster and loved his character so much and just thought he was so interesting.
Quote examples
Zawe Ashton
English Actress
From the outside, some people might consider me a hipster!
Quote examples
Kyle Kinane
American Comedian
The category I come closest to is 'lumberjack hipster.
Quote examples
T. J. Miller
American Actor
I find Denver's hipster scene to be fully unique.
Quote examples
Steve Miller
American Musician
My dad was kind of a hipster, and a doctor.
Quote examples
Fred Armisen
American Comedian
There's almost no such thing as a hipster.
Quote examples
James Murphy
American Musician
I am kind of, by definition, a hipster.
Quote examples
Aaron Sorkin
American Screenwriter
I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.
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