hipster
hipster · hipsters · hipstered · hipstering
To behave like a hipsterTo behave like a hipster.
UK/ˈhɪp.stə/US/ˈhɪp.stɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To behave like a hipster.
(informal, intransitive)To dress or decorate in a hip fashion.
Examples
26 sentencesTranslations
1 languagesOrigin
From hip + -ster. First attested for someone carrying something on their hip in the U.S. iFrom hip + -ster. First attested for someone carrying something on their hip in the U.S. in the 1920s. Attested as a variant of hepster in the 1940s, for a follower of the latest fashions/trends/styles.
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Forms
hipsters, hipstering, hipstered, hipstered| Base form | hipster · to hipster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hipsters |
| Present participle | hipstering |
| Past simple | hipstered |
| Past participle | hipstered |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.