a "group" that is often well-educated, philosophical and/or artsy. Well-read, politically aware, intelligent, creative, independent thinker, often a good analytical thinker, typically enjoys irony. Unorthodox.
Values change, originality, the arts, and new.
Enjoys reading
Energetic.
A person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns
Shuns stereotypes and people who strive to fit into a stereotype.
Has a strong emphasis on freedom and equality, and so promotes feminism, LGBT rights, and equality for all races.
They often shop at thrift stores.
They are a group that refuses to be categorized, and is out of the mainstream.
It is not true that most hipsters live off their parents.
Has their own lingo, the most commonly known one is "rack", meaning cool.
Most commonly teenagers to 30 something year olds.
Sometimes known for "all natural" foods and products.
Called "the cool of the cool"
Will engage in witty banter.
Values change, originality, the arts, and new.
Enjoys reading
Energetic.
A person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns
Shuns stereotypes and people who strive to fit into a stereotype.
Has a strong emphasis on freedom and equality, and so promotes feminism, LGBT rights, and equality for all races.
They often shop at thrift stores.
They are a group that refuses to be categorized, and is out of the mainstream.
It is not true that most hipsters live off their parents.
Has their own lingo, the most commonly known one is "rack", meaning cool.
Most commonly teenagers to 30 something year olds.
Sometimes known for "all natural" foods and products.
Called "the cool of the cool"
Will engage in witty banter.
Example:
(conversation between 4 girls at lunch about hipsters)
Girl 1 (G1): I'm a little bit hipster
Girl 2 (G2): Really?
Girl 3 (G3): I don't think so
G1: I actually am
Girl 4 (G4): I can see it.
G2: I can't
G1: Do you want to explain it?
G4: Sure. She likes books, and we all know she prattles on and on about philosophy and feminism and all that junk.
G3: True
G2: Yeah
G4: And remember that time she spent two entire periods and lunch going on and on about how all school was now nothing but people spouting out information instead of thinking, and how there was no creativity anymore.
All: *laughs*
G4: And people said "gay" was an insult, and she nearly threw her books at them 'cause she's so open-minded and stuff
G1: And I do all my shopping at thrift stores.
G2: Really?
G1: Yeah. Everything but shoes, wool coats, and my hand-me-downs come from there. The prejudice against them is ridiculous.
G4: And we all know Jenna isn't normal.
All: *burst out laughing*
G3: I'm convinced.
G2: Me too.
*Finish and start packing up lunch*
G3: So, Jenna, Where should I go for thrifting?
G1: *laughs* I would try Savers first, but.....
(conversation between 4 girls at lunch about hipsters)
Girl 1 (G1): I'm a little bit hipster
Girl 2 (G2): Really?
Girl 3 (G3): I don't think so
G1: I actually am
Girl 4 (G4): I can see it.
G2: I can't
G1: Do you want to explain it?
G4: Sure. She likes books, and we all know she prattles on and on about philosophy and feminism and all that junk.
G3: True
G2: Yeah
G4: And remember that time she spent two entire periods and lunch going on and on about how all school was now nothing but people spouting out information instead of thinking, and how there was no creativity anymore.
All: *laughs*
G4: And people said "gay" was an insult, and she nearly threw her books at them 'cause she's so open-minded and stuff
G1: And I do all my shopping at thrift stores.
G2: Really?
G1: Yeah. Everything but shoes, wool coats, and my hand-me-downs come from there. The prejudice against them is ridiculous.
G4: And we all know Jenna isn't normal.
All: *burst out laughing*
G3: I'm convinced.
G2: Me too.
*Finish and start packing up lunch*
G3: So, Jenna, Where should I go for thrifting?
G1: *laughs* I would try Savers first, but.....
by KeepItMe October 22, 2013
Get the hipster mug.So you're wanting to study the North American hipster, eh? Quite a fasinating species I'd say. Hipsters typically reside in eccentric lofts and most often have jobns involving a laptop computer. Most all hipsters wear large glassesthat some people look ridiculous wearing, tbh. The North American hipster typically starts their day with a Starbucks latte or perhaps, if their living DANGEROUSLY, a cappucino! The males typically wear beanie hats and the females can often be see with their hair in a "messy bun" (which is a Neon flashing sign of having unwashed hair) with some type of hippie flower headband... In any case the North American hipster is usually in their late teens or early 20's. The life of a hipster is one that they will regret showing their children memories of....
Young Child: Daddy, when I grow uo Im gonna be just like you!!!
Non-hipster family member: *facepalm*
Non-hipster family member: *facepalm*
by BecauseStarkidIsMyLife April 23, 2014
Get the hipster mug.A person who tries to be independent and intelligent by distancing themselves from whatever they think is mainstream. They like to engage in annoying and pretentious behaviors, like writing grandiose definitions about themselves on Urban Dictionary.
See the #1 entry. Typical hipster babble.
"The concepts of androgyny and feminism have influenced hipster culture, where hipster men are often as thin as the women they date. The muscular and athletic all-American male ideal is not seen as attractive by confident and culturally-empowered hipster women who instead view them as symbols of male oppression, sexism, and misogyny."
I'm sorry my muscles offend you. Will it make you feel better if I emaciate myself?
"Although hipsters are technically conformists within their own subculture, in comparison to the much larger mainstream mass, they are pioneers and leaders of the latest cultural trends and ideals. For example, the surge of jeans made to look old and worn (i.e. "distressed"), that have become prevalent at stores such as The Gap, American Eagle, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Hollister, were originally paraded by hipsters who shopped in thrift stores years before such clothing items were mass produced and sold to the mainstream consumer. The true irony here is that many of the detractors of hipster culture are in fact unknowingly following a path that hipsters have carved out years before them."
Yes, worn and torn jeans are a very important part of American culture and ideals. So glad the hipsters were smart and kind enough to figure this out for the rest of us.
"The concepts of androgyny and feminism have influenced hipster culture, where hipster men are often as thin as the women they date. The muscular and athletic all-American male ideal is not seen as attractive by confident and culturally-empowered hipster women who instead view them as symbols of male oppression, sexism, and misogyny."
I'm sorry my muscles offend you. Will it make you feel better if I emaciate myself?
"Although hipsters are technically conformists within their own subculture, in comparison to the much larger mainstream mass, they are pioneers and leaders of the latest cultural trends and ideals. For example, the surge of jeans made to look old and worn (i.e. "distressed"), that have become prevalent at stores such as The Gap, American Eagle, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Hollister, were originally paraded by hipsters who shopped in thrift stores years before such clothing items were mass produced and sold to the mainstream consumer. The true irony here is that many of the detractors of hipster culture are in fact unknowingly following a path that hipsters have carved out years before them."
Yes, worn and torn jeans are a very important part of American culture and ideals. So glad the hipsters were smart and kind enough to figure this out for the rest of us.
by bikebum September 11, 2014
Get the hipster mug.People who pay lots of money for clothes inspired by the '70s hippie movement but have no idea what enlightenment is, are uncomfortable with nudity, use the saying "good vibes" as a trend not actually knowing how to experience real vibrations and energy, can't go into nature without their iPhone.
by love4alifestyle June 17, 2015
Get the Hipster mug.by samph February 14, 2015
Get the Hipster mug."I am a hipster, you are a hipster, let us stand over there with all the other individuals who are exactly like us"
by matt12344 January 15, 2015
Get the Hipster mug.1:White girl who wears crop tops and highwaisted shorts & high top converses. Frappucinos from Starbucks to them are equivalent to drugs.Everything British is "ace"(like the Brits say)To be hipster,you have to use Tumblr,but mostly post WeHeartIt pictures. Hipsters have to have watched mean girls at least 5 times. Their favorite shows are either Keeping Up with the K'dashians or Pretty Little Liars.To be hipster,you have to own a white iPhone5. Their hearts belong to someone from 1D, 5SOS, Bieber or some YouTuber.All their instagram usernames have to be something like: its(yournamehere) or xo(yournamehere)xo etc
2:A closed up person,but still humorous.They wear anything they feel comfortable in,but mostly skinny jeans or something with floral prints(and if you're a guy,just prints)They enjoy Sunday mornings with banana and raspberry pancakes with maple syrup,sunlight in the pictures they take,compliments. These hipsters are a community when they're on Tumblr,and their themes tend to range from Indie to Tropical to Simple.They love poetry and especially love reading deep books in three quarter empty cafes they find.Music they listen to are things like Of Monsters & Men,ArcticMonkeys,2 Door Cinema Club etc You'd also find loads of them at Coachella or Lanewayfestivals.They hate boybands but adore bands that are made up of several boys Once in a while,they enjoy house music.Hipsters tend to be hot if they're men,if they're girls,they're beautiful.
2:A closed up person,but still humorous.They wear anything they feel comfortable in,but mostly skinny jeans or something with floral prints(and if you're a guy,just prints)They enjoy Sunday mornings with banana and raspberry pancakes with maple syrup,sunlight in the pictures they take,compliments. These hipsters are a community when they're on Tumblr,and their themes tend to range from Indie to Tropical to Simple.They love poetry and especially love reading deep books in three quarter empty cafes they find.Music they listen to are things like Of Monsters & Men,ArcticMonkeys,2 Door Cinema Club etc You'd also find loads of them at Coachella or Lanewayfestivals.They hate boybands but adore bands that are made up of several boys Once in a while,they enjoy house music.Hipsters tend to be hot if they're men,if they're girls,they're beautiful.
defintion one:
person 1: *instagrams a picture of the latest frap she just bought*
person 2: omg you are such a hipster, drinking Starbucks' fraps and all
definition two:
person 1: what is life *listens to indie music*
person 2: *whispers to person 3* I think he's a hipster
person 1: *instagrams a picture of the latest frap she just bought*
person 2: omg you are such a hipster, drinking Starbucks' fraps and all
definition two:
person 1: what is life *listens to indie music*
person 2: *whispers to person 3* I think he's a hipster
by flutterguy sunshine June 16, 2014
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