: a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)
Examples of hipster in a Sentence
a movie that appeals equally to hipsters and suburbanites
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But trying to be hipsters and stuff, critics just went after us.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Yancy is a close cousin of Trent Walker, the L.A. hipster Vaughn played in Swingers; Beanie Campbell, the ear-muffing father in Old School; and Jeremy Grey, the guy who snuck into various nuptial events in Wedding Crashers.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
To my eyes, the East Village seemed really dominated by hipsters who had kind of been around the block; even the performers had kind of been around the block!
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
Meme enthusiasts, our modern-day hipsters, must dig through the bowels of the internet for their references to position themselves as savvy.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Yancy is a close cousin of Trent Walker, the L.A. hipster Vaughn played in Swingers; Beanie Campbell, the ear-muffing father in Old School; and Jeremy Grey, the guy who snuck into various nuptial events in Wedding Crashers.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
To my eyes, the East Village seemed really dominated by hipsters who had kind of been around the block; even the performers had kind of been around the block!
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
Meme enthusiasts, our modern-day hipsters, must dig through the bowels of the internet for their references to position themselves as savvy.
—Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hipster
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“Hipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipster. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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