Meaning & use
hipster
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a person who follows current trends and fashions, especially outside the cultural mainstream, often associated with independent music, art, and style.
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The neighborhood's coffee shops and record stores attract a lot of hipsters.
He grew a beard and started wearing vintage clothes, jokingly calling himself a hipster.
A note on using this word
Often used slightly mockingly to describe someone self-consciously trendy or nonconformist.
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