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Originally a word for 1930's Jazz enthusiasts; the word "Hipster" has since been applied to a vaguely defined and semi-mythical counter-culture movement allegedly centered around socialising at overpriced coffee shops and listening to bands that You have never heard of.
Few of these peculiar hominids have ever been seen by man, and most footage is unverifiable.
As of the early 2010's the word also became an acceptable way of insulting anybody who's tastes differ to your own, in any way, and as a result, has completely lost all meaning.
Ex 1.
So I drove up to Portland last saturday looking for Hipsters;
I thought I saw one, but it was just some regular guy in a flannel shirt.
Ex 2.
Todd: I was listening to the new GY!BE and Rachael told me to 'turn that Hipster crap off'
Howard: Haha, what does that even mean?
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(1) Hipster's are people who follow the latest trends.
They've been a contradiction all along.
(2) People who don't go by the things society and the media tells them to do.
(1) Go to Forever 21. It's where all the "hipsters" go.
(2) Who said hipsters are assholes?
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Somebody like Reine Pavlik, Jake Crump, or Steven Mayer. Pretty much the exact opposite of Will.
Reine: I love Conor Oberst!
Any intelligent person: You're a hipster!
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A hipster is any male/female in their 20s who lives in culturally stimulating parts of cities. They are proficient in all things deemed "indie", and are most likely all photographers and in a band at some point in their lives. They subsist on unknown bands, in the attempt to break away from mainstream media and show how non-conformist they are.
All hipsters have a love for local art, and will protest the destruction of buildings suffering from urban decay, as they are "art treasures".
Also, they know more than you in all things, including (but not limited to): Politics, music, witty banter, being ironic, fashion, and what is cool.
Usually, they can be seen wearing vintage clothing, ironic tees, tight pants, or some form of button up with suspenders and a tie, no matter what the temperature. May be sporting one of those "paperboy" hats from the 1930s, but if not, will have an odd haircut that is usually cut by a friend.
Warning: Hipsters become offended at being called a hipster, and will deny it at all times. Don't let them fool you...If they have several of the above listed facts, you've got a hipster on your hands.
Guy 1: (Swishes poorly cut hair off forehead) "I just can't figure out if I should go to these local band shows, or throw paint on a canvas and call it art."
Guy 2: "Hipster."
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White middle class from the suburbs. They are the one who was responsible for making gentrification thrive in poor neighborhoods whereby it drove out the poor, hard working class. The one that destroyed the very social and cultural fabric of New York City. For those Hipsters that don't find it to be true will immediately give a thumbs down. However, ask a Native New Yorker about how they feel about it. Better yet ask the Germans in Berlin.
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Welcome to Berlin, Sorry, no entry for Hipsters. (Would love to put the URL, however, UD won't allow it. Just Google the title)
Veni, Vidi, corruo
I came, I Saw, I Destroyed
Thanks a lot Hipsters for taking the life out of NYC.
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A Hipster is a person who commonly rejects everything "mainstream" and pretends to be a non-conformist.
This would involve not purchasing from name brand chains and supporting "indie" chains.
This would include music by no-name bands as well.
This large group of non-conformists are in a group of conformists trying to be non-conformist?
Louis: Is that Zoe over there?
Kiko: Yeah. What a Hipster.
Louis: Why do you say that?
Kiko: Did you see her profile picture? She's eating grain. In a field. With "Indie" clothes.
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(Noun) A person, male or female, who wears vintage clothing, skinny jeans, ironic shirts, and Urban Outfitters, listens to Indie rock, either skateboards or watches people skateboard, and (usually) lives in an urban environment. The most popular location for hipsters is New York. They can be found in downtown Manhattan (anywhere below 17th street, mainly in Union Square or Tompkins Square Parks smoking pot) or in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
...Hipster.
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