: 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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Not obnoxiously hipster, but cool and sophisticated.
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Tom Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård are set as hosts of the show later this month with Geese, the hipster indie rock band du jour, and Cardi B set as musical guests.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Snoopy also plays Joe Cool, a hipster character in sunglasses and a turtleneck sweater.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
While Hangzhou heavyweights like Alibaba and DeepSeek are hard at work on cutting-edge AI, a leafy, hipster-meets-hacker suburb called Liangzhu has become ground zero for AI's quirkier side.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Tom Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård are set as hosts of the show later this month with Geese, the hipster indie rock band du jour, and Cardi B set as musical guests.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Snoopy also plays Joe Cool, a hipster character in sunglasses and a turtleneck sweater.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
While Hangzhou heavyweights like Alibaba and DeepSeek are hard at work on cutting-edge AI, a leafy, hipster-meets-hacker suburb called Liangzhu has become ground zero for AI's quirkier side.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Hipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipster. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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