(1) n. An over-educated, pretentious, narcissistic teenaged-to-twenty-something-year-old in skinny jeans who despises everything mainstream when in reality their lifestyles and personalities are regurgitated and inauthentic, as hipsterism has already hit the mainstream
(2) n. Assassin of cool
(2) n. Assassin of cool
by NoMoreDBagsPlease July 12, 2010
Typical non-conformist. They forget the ability to just enjoy music simply because it's good and opt instead to argue about it. They feel they are entitled and waste thousands of dollars just to look like a homeless person. They don wingfarers, mustaches, kids' t-shirts, etc etc because it's "ironic" despite their complete lack of understanding of humor or irony. They rebel without understanding their cause. They only appreciate foreign films without realizing that they are "mainstream" in a different culture. They claim and are proud of being into things before everyone else liked them. When a musicians dies, they are the first ones to claim that they loved their music way before they died. They feel that the amount of vintage clothes that they own earn them some sort of credit as a human being. Really, they claim anything they wear that looks remotely old-fashioned is vintage. Like that counts for a lot. They are too busy rejecting social norms and having sore asses to appreciate anything that isn't "underground", still being hypocritical and shopping at mainstream stores. They believe they are smarter than everyone else without reasoning. They hate America and are unappreciative of their liberties. They've got 99 first world problems and starving to death isn't one.
In conclusion, hipsters are humorless, pretentious twats.
In conclusion, hipsters are humorless, pretentious twats.
Normal person: Man, I love this new (insert formerly indie band here) track.
Hipster: Ew, you like them? I heard that they're on the radio now... Sell-outs.
Normal person: So you're sore that one of your precious indie bands has become successful, actually earning money and audience by pursuing their dream?
Hipster: ...
Normal person: Yeah, good reasoning.
Hipster: Ew, you like them? I heard that they're on the radio now... Sell-outs.
Normal person: So you're sore that one of your precious indie bands has become successful, actually earning money and audience by pursuing their dream?
Hipster: ...
Normal person: Yeah, good reasoning.
by CDubayoo November 08, 2011
A 18-25 year old who likes to say they're "alternative" but in actuality they're just contributing to consumer culture. Usually doesn't work, but lives off parents' money. It's rare to find a poor hipster. Wears Nikes.
Hipster: Hey wanna go shopping at the Nike store?
Non-hipster: No thanks, they use foreign slave labor.
Hipster: Whuttt?
Non-hipster: No thanks, they use foreign slave labor.
Hipster: Whuttt?
by ginger94 July 16, 2010
Although it was once a name for a particular urban subculture, loosely defined by clothing choices, "hipster" has recently come to be roughly synonymous with "person between the ages of 12 and 40 who does not wear sweatpants outdoors."
by gg179 February 04, 2010
People from the age of 15 to 30 who belive they are cooler than everyone else. Dismisses things that have become a bit mainstream like The Killers or The Shins not because they think there bad, but because other people like them.
Now a days there are two types of hipsters.
1. Emoish kids who allways wear black and bright, neon coloured clothes that they have both and then cut up them selfs.Have funny haircuts in either
really whitish blond,black or neon colours or all three. Often listens to heavy metal, so called emo music or japanese rock. They also used to listen to Tokio Hotel.
2. Buys most clothes at thift stores and dresse in skinny jeans, t-shirts or tight plad shirts. If you talk about a band to them they will either know about it or pretend to know about it. Arrogant over other people.
Note: If you wear Bob Dylan t-shirt and skinny jeans and think tahat most of the post about hipster resebels you but you still like The Shins you are not a hipster, just a person.
Now a days there are two types of hipsters.
1. Emoish kids who allways wear black and bright, neon coloured clothes that they have both and then cut up them selfs.Have funny haircuts in either
really whitish blond,black or neon colours or all three. Often listens to heavy metal, so called emo music or japanese rock. They also used to listen to Tokio Hotel.
2. Buys most clothes at thift stores and dresse in skinny jeans, t-shirts or tight plad shirts. If you talk about a band to them they will either know about it or pretend to know about it. Arrogant over other people.
Note: If you wear Bob Dylan t-shirt and skinny jeans and think tahat most of the post about hipster resebels you but you still like The Shins you are not a hipster, just a person.
Examle:
1.Non-hipster: The Killers are great.
Hipster: No, everybody likes them, they are so unoriginal.
1.Non-hipster: The Killers are great.
Hipster: No, everybody likes them, they are so unoriginal.
by Lalaland92 July 11, 2008
Emo Hippie DOUCHEBAGS! They try to give the illusion that they don't care about anything, but in fact care way too much. They are not hard to spot as they all wear the same thing, but will tell you that they are individuals and have a style of their own. They look down on anyone who shows any interest in what they see as mainstream.
That guy at the party who is wearing the same crocodile logo shirt you wore when you were 5, he's a hipster.
by H.A.S. June 19, 2009
A label used by the public to describe individuals who's cultural preferences are rooted in independent media rather than mainstream society. With the glorification of superficiality in Western culture post - 9/11 (celebrities, lifestyles, manufactured pop music etc.) any media which deviates from this and fosters an intellectual ethos is derided as 'pretentious' by current generations, who have subsequently become accustomed to the holocaust of mediocrity now permeating popular culture. Modern hipsters are mostly individuals who came of age during the 90's, and (having their beloved culture usurped by the information age and it's subsequent technology) find a defiant comfort in aspects of culture which reflect a kitsch/amateur/thrift store aesthetic representative of the times they grew up in. Because of this, they sometimes hold opinions which seem obnoxious to those who can't relate to having been a part of it. This is not usually intentional however, and mostly represents their anger at how the society they grew up in (which in an unusual move for society put substance and authenticity first) has been replaced by one which instead celebrates superficial values. Of course, those unfamiliar with this tend to interpret the hipster phenomenon as a fabricated trend (or cheap substitute for previous subcultures), and proceed to mock them for not sharing their vapid love of the Kardashians, Geordie Shore and the rest of their mainstream ilk. Hence, the hipster label was born.
(the unpoken rule of being a hipster is to not admit to being one, but I've broken it for this example)
Average Joe: Are you a hipster?
Hipster: Depends, can you appreciate the fact that I prefer stuff with substance? you know, stuff I can personally connect to? because god knows I can't connect to what others like, and they've made their feelings about this very apparent. That's their whole game; if you don't like what they do, you're the freak, the weirdo, the mental person. Rejection forces people to find somewhere they will be accepted. For me, its in the music and movies which say 'don't worry, we're not like them either'. It's the only thing that keeps me sane. Can you understand that?
Average Joe: *Derisive expression*
Hipster: Well that explains it all doesn't it? We try to be accepted, and get ridiculed for it. We try to be independent, and get ridiculed for it. Brilliant :/
Average Joe: Are you a hipster?
Hipster: Depends, can you appreciate the fact that I prefer stuff with substance? you know, stuff I can personally connect to? because god knows I can't connect to what others like, and they've made their feelings about this very apparent. That's their whole game; if you don't like what they do, you're the freak, the weirdo, the mental person. Rejection forces people to find somewhere they will be accepted. For me, its in the music and movies which say 'don't worry, we're not like them either'. It's the only thing that keeps me sane. Can you understand that?
Average Joe: *Derisive expression*
Hipster: Well that explains it all doesn't it? We try to be accepted, and get ridiculed for it. We try to be independent, and get ridiculed for it. Brilliant :/
by GoAskAlex91 October 18, 2013