A pretentious person who thinks s/he is cultured and often superior to others simply because s/he listens to indie music, watches art films, and drinks overly expensive coffee at coffee houses that are often crowded with other hipsters. Most often they possess an economically worthless degree in something like philosophy, liberal arts, or history that they earned at a junior college or satellite university. They waste most of their disposable income on albums, cigarettes, and/or going to crappy shows. They often follow issues surrounding liberal topics and are typically very liberal themselves, often to the point of being very narrow-minded (though they think they're the most open-minded people). They delude themselves to the point of thinking they're more refined than everyone else when they're really just pseudo-intellectuals who need to stop wearing used clothing and take showers more often.
That hipster in my creative writing class always criticizes my poems on technology. That $6 coffee he gets every morning must be rotting his brain.
by MakerOfXP February 3, 2010
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by king kong NINJA October 13, 2006
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Usually a person who listens to awful music, in the hope the artist(s) will never become popular and therefore will never become mainstream, wears no designer clothing so to be different to peers, goes to midnight gatherings because they do not have anything to do in the mornings as going to work is beneath them or college doesn't start until 11, have a tattoo in Arabic because they went to the UAE for one week on their gap year and have established a spiritual connection with the country, hates their parents because they work in the city for 'the man', wear snapback or beanie hats and have piercings to show there individualism and finally male hipsters grow neatly trimmed facial hair to so they have an artistic nature.
Usually a person who listens to awful music, in the hope the artist(s) will never become popular and therefore will never become mainstream, wears no designer clothing so to be different to peers, goes to midnight gatherings because they do not have anything to do in the mornings as going to work is beneath them or college doesn't start until 11, have a tattoo in Arabic because they went to the UAE for one week on their gap year and have established a spiritual connection with the country, hates their parents because they work in the city for 'the man', wear snapback or beanie hats and have piercings to show there individualism and finally male hipsters grow neatly trimmed facial hair to so they have an artistic nature.
Hipster 1: Hey, Julian have you heard this new band, there have a really abhorrent vibe aimed towards life, but they particularly hate materialism, politics and religion.
Hipster 2: Yes Laurence, I already have there first album on vinyl and I went to there there first live gig. You know? Before they were cool!
Hipster 1: Oh yeah totally. Are we still going to that midnight fixie bike convention at that abandoned warehouse tonight?
Hipster 2: Yes Laurence, I already have there first album on vinyl and I went to there there first live gig. You know? Before they were cool!
Hipster 1: Oh yeah totally. Are we still going to that midnight fixie bike convention at that abandoned warehouse tonight?
by eric789 December 18, 2012
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Normal person: "This thing is popular and conventional, liking it means I'm in synch with everyone else, which makes me feel well surrounded and part of the good crowd"
Hipster: "This thing is special and unconventional and different from what everyone else likes, embracing it makes me feel rare and unique and part of the good crowd"
Hipster: "This thing is special and unconventional and different from what everyone else likes, embracing it makes me feel rare and unique and part of the good crowd"
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hipsters are a modern category of people ranging from teens to young adults. they have a very "hip" sense of style (obviously) which includes scarves, fedoras, tight pants, plaid shirts, and oxfords, generally. some can have an image of goth, or emo, but on a less harsh scale.
hipsters are a modern category of people ranging from teens to young adults. they have a very "hip" sense of style (obviously) which includes scarves, fedoras, tight pants, plaid shirts, and oxfords, generally. some can have an image of goth, or emo, but on a less harsh scale.
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by musicmegan December 6, 2011
Get the hipster mug.A sub-group that attempts to show intellectual strength and independent thinking by expressing leftist or "counter-caplist" ideas which often conflicts their practices. Hipsters claim to want a world where people should be more independent and free thinking yet they create trends and social rules that they expect others in their subculture to follow. They criticize main stream society for not indulging in such fads.
Hipsters are known for their patronizing attitudes and their tendency to intrude or snub on other peoples life choices.
Hipsters are known for their patronizing attitudes and their tendency to intrude or snub on other peoples life choices.
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Sussy Soap: I love your jacket where did you get it?
Me: My mom got them for me as a gift while traveling
Sussy Soap: Oh it looks quite expensive how much was it?
Me: I don't know but they were made in Italy, and made from a really good kind of leather, my mother said it was half price
Aaliyah de Hipster: I PERSONALLY don't understand why people buy overpriced designer items and leather too, don't you know what that animal went though?
Me: Actually it was €200 own from €400 and she got it in Germany from a store that stocks leather goods made by local company. That company won awards and all so I know it will last for years.
Aaliyah de Hipster: Yaw, I got this jacket in a trift store it made in Italy for €30
Me: Italian Leather?
Aaliyah de Hipster: Maybe, anyway it was second hand loike, still don't see why you paid €200
Sussy Soap: Oh Shut up Aaiyah, your just jealous!
Sussy Soap: I love your jacket where did you get it?
Me: My mom got them for me as a gift while traveling
Sussy Soap: Oh it looks quite expensive how much was it?
Me: I don't know but they were made in Italy, and made from a really good kind of leather, my mother said it was half price
Aaliyah de Hipster: I PERSONALLY don't understand why people buy overpriced designer items and leather too, don't you know what that animal went though?
Me: Actually it was €200 own from €400 and she got it in Germany from a store that stocks leather goods made by local company. That company won awards and all so I know it will last for years.
Aaliyah de Hipster: Yaw, I got this jacket in a trift store it made in Italy for €30
Me: Italian Leather?
Aaliyah de Hipster: Maybe, anyway it was second hand loike, still don't see why you paid €200
Sussy Soap: Oh Shut up Aaiyah, your just jealous!
by Hipsterphobe May 7, 2013
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