hipness

noun

hip·​ness ˈhip-nəs How to pronounce hipness (audio)
: the quality or state of being hip

Examples of hipness in a Sentence

such hipness does not come cheap, and his clothes budget is out of sight
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Partisanship and hipness seemed, ever so briefly, compatible. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024 But there’s not a smack of hipness here, and Jalali is not on a quest for cool. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023 The Belgian brand, once the epitome of slouchy, existential hipness, has lost some of its mojo in recent years, existing on the good will of its former self. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023 But travelers have come to a point where too much hipness is no longer really wanted. Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hipness 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hipness was in 1937

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“Hipness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipness. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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