Hipsters come from affluent backgrounds, they form a part of the aristocracy: the bigotted, highbrow behavior toward others is tinged with Victorian-era, teleological world views, which is naturally a display of their position in the power relations within society. This statement is emblematic of this subculture in that in the process of attempting to distance themselves from their hereditary, privileged class group, nevertheless continue to exhibit a contemporary version of the same prejudice and exceptionalism which further buttress their position in the social power schema. This is why neighborhoods are often gentrified to accommodate to appeal for the hipster demographic.
Don't drive your '86 chevy over there, the hipsters will tell you how you should ride a bike or drive a hybrid instead.
by Gato Volador December 2, 2014
Get the Hipstermug. A hipster is a person who expresses unpopular opinions, stating that the popular opinions are too mainstream. Of course, when someone is a hipster, it can be never certain how sincere they are, since, as with all groups, there are posers. In the case of hipsters, a poser is a person who does not actually hold the opinions that they express, and only claim to hold such opinions to try and get attention with the hipsters. A hipster poser will often express opinions that are much more unpopular than an average hipster would. The hipster posers may also be called special snowflakes.
Person 1: Hey dude, don't be sad, about 15% of people who care the issue hold the same opinion as you.
Person 2: What? Why should that make me happy? Do you think I'm a hipster?
Person 2: What? Why should that make me happy? Do you think I'm a hipster?
by Detsniy April 12, 2015
Get the Hipstermug. Hey! Look at that hipster over yonder! He (She) is listening to music, therefore, he (she) must truly enjoy it, because it is also creatively expressed through his (her) fashion and sweet, sweet dance (or lack of) dance moves.
by GoatsyGoat May 17, 2015
Get the Hipstermug. A hipster is an entitled individual that gets upset when something they like becomes popular without their permission.
Ex.: The movie became so successful, its director had risen out of obscurity much to the dismay of her hipster audience.
by Kredford45 January 27, 2015
Get the hipstermug. A young adult who's major accomplishment in life is considering themselves "cooler" than their surrounding society.
Hipster: you listen to the mainstream radio? Pffft, you're one of the sheeple.
Me: Wow, you're so much cooler than me. Congratulations. What an incredibly important accomplishment!
Me: Wow, you're so much cooler than me. Congratulations. What an incredibly important accomplishment!
by Army wife November 4, 2013
Get the Hipstermug. A pretentious person who is decadent and weak through self-indulgences and makes attempts to 'stand out' or appear different from what they perceive to be the average person by wearing ostentatious clothing, and doing pretty much anything that calls attention to themselves. They are usually progressives.
He is such a hipster.
by jonnyohio March 18, 2015
Get the hipstermug. by BlastFemur April 4, 2015
Get the Hipstermug.