: a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)
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a movie that appeals equally to hipsters and suburbanites
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Getting dissed by the alt-weekly of record could be a hipster’s nightmare.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
What if Poe had been reincarnated as an African American gothic hipster?
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Like their predecessors, today’s hipsters, creative professionals and knowledge workers are essentially cultural and aesthetic consumers.
—Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Opened in 2019, The Artisan’s Palate has functioned as a true community space, where NoDa visitors and hipsters alike converge to take in art and globally inspired, locally sourced small plates.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
What if Poe had been reincarnated as an African American gothic hipster?
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Like their predecessors, today’s hipsters, creative professionals and knowledge workers are essentially cultural and aesthetic consumers.
—Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Opened in 2019, The Artisan’s Palate has functioned as a true community space, where NoDa visitors and hipsters alike converge to take in art and globally inspired, locally sourced small plates.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Hipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipster. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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