: 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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Skinny jeans were taking off, and a hipster clientele appreciated the unusually narrow cut of the brand’s denim.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
One approach is to channel your inner hipster or bike messenger, and turn the bike into a single-speed or even a fixie.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
The love triangle consists of a successful Manhattan man in his 50s, played by Ruffalo, and a Brooklyn hipster in his 20s, played by Role Model.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
As with the terms hipster or democracy, though, the true definition of midcentury modern has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
One approach is to channel your inner hipster or bike messenger, and turn the bike into a single-speed or even a fixie.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
The love triangle consists of a successful Manhattan man in his 50s, played by Ruffalo, and a Brooklyn hipster in his 20s, played by Role Model.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
As with the terms hipster or democracy, though, the true definition of midcentury modern has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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