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The 21st-century hipster is a subculture (sometimes called hipsterism). [1] [2] Fashion is one of the major markers of hipster identity. [3]Members of the subculture typically do not self-identify as hipsters, [1] and the word hipster is often used as a pejorative for someone who is pretentious or overly concerned with appearing trendy.
Hipster or Hipsters may refer to: Hipster (contemporary subculture) , composed of affluent or middle class youth Hipster (1940s subculture) , referring to aficionados of jazz, in particular bebop, which became popular in the early 1940s
The style can also be called lowcut, hipster, or hip-hugger, [1] and can apply to garments worn by all genders. The term can be applied to all garments that cover the wearer's crotch area, including trousers, jeans, shorts , skirts , panties , briefs , bikinis , pantyhose , and tights .
Both pieces define hipster and cool in relation to music and race. The first gives hipster a specific definition: a Black person who listens to a lot of jive music, although “the hipster rarely ...
The hipster subculture rapidly expanded, and after World War II, a burgeoning literary scene grew up around it. [4] In 1957, the American writer and adventurer Jack Kerouac described hipsters as "rising and roaming America, bumming and hitchhiking everywhere [as] characters of a special spirituality". [6]
Hipster hop (also known as hipster rap) is a term that was used by music bloggers and critics in the 2000s and early 2010s to describe hip hop music that was perceived to be influenced by the hipster subculture. The term has been applied to artists such as The Cool Kids and Kid Cudi, though it has not been embraced by such artists.
“We’re dullsters — the opposite of hipsters.” Identifying as a “dullster” is more than just a playful term — it’s a statement. It’s about saying "no" to the idea that one should ...
The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks [4] who moved into New York City's Greenwich Village, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, and Chicago's Old Town community. The term hippie was used in print by San Francisco writer Michael Fallon, helping popularize use of the term in the media, although the tag was seen ...