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hepster

noun

Etymology

From hep + -ster. First attested in print in 1938.

  1. borrowed from hep
  2. suffixed as hepster — “hep + ster”

Definitions

  1. Dated form of hipster (“follower of the latest trends, fashions, styles, such as jazz and…

    Dated form of hipster (“follower of the latest trends, fashions, styles, such as jazz and Bohemian culture at the time of usage”).

    • The scene is unemployed models and European hepsters. My friend is there. When I walk by, people fall silent. I think my friend is smiling.

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