helvetica-fucker

slang, derogatory term for a hipster

Aw, man look at that helvetica-fucker... He's on Pitchfork again.

by alamodegirl April 5, 2011

Helvetica syndrome

The phenomenon during the mid to late 1990's where newly created fonts at the time, like Arial Rounded, Comic Sans MS, FF Dax, FF Meta, Fira Sans, Tahoma, Verdana, were used on publications and advertising materials as an epitome of modernity

You could see Helvetica syndrome in action everywhere in the late 1990s, with designers ditching traditional fonts for trendy options like Comic Sans and Verdana to give their work a fresh, modern vibe!

by Emotional Cruiser September 23, 2025

helvetica

(adj.)

of longing and powerful nostalgia

Solar is very helvetica rn

by solar0range February 8, 2024