: 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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These were the cool kids and hipsters, the desperate and burned out, the visionaries and druggies.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
There was the recent unfounded social media post claiming, for instance, that immigration officials conducted a raid at Hola Arepa, a trendy Mexican-American restaurant in Minneapolis more popular with hipsters and upper-middle-class families than working-class immigrants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Young people, hipsters, quirky neighborhoods, boutiques, ethnic restaurants, one of the largest gay pride parades and festivals in the country.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The song came over the loudspeaker and the room — parents, kids, hipsters — erupted in singing and laughter.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
There was the recent unfounded social media post claiming, for instance, that immigration officials conducted a raid at Hola Arepa, a trendy Mexican-American restaurant in Minneapolis more popular with hipsters and upper-middle-class families than working-class immigrants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Young people, hipsters, quirky neighborhoods, boutiques, ethnic restaurants, one of the largest gay pride parades and festivals in the country.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The song came over the loudspeaker and the room — parents, kids, hipsters — erupted in singing and laughter.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 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 2 Mar. 2025.
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