hipster

noun

Definition of hipsternext
as in trendy

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Recent Examples of hipster This run of the 101 still has enough hipster plant shops, low-slung thrift spot and inexplicable little storefronts (Child of Wild? — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The hipster-cool studio expressed interest in using those viral fragments as the basis of a long-form project, and the kid known as @KanePixels suddenly found himself with a lucrative deal. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026 So essentially have gone the headlines this weekend, as the A24 baton transferred from its hipster staples to 20-year-old Backrooms director Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels to his 3 million YouTube followers). — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026 At the heart of the documentary are the contrasting journeys of former enfant terrible of UK cuisine Marco Pierre White, and the young team behind rising Italian Japanese fusion restaurant Angelina in London’s hipster Dalston neighborhood. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hipster
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  1. trendy
  2. modern
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  • While Chopra Jonas tapped hairstylist Irinel de León to craft her bombshell blowout for the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards in January, the on-screen star worked with Bridget Brager on her trendy, rock star hair for the Tuesday premiere.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • What are your favorite trendy, niche subgenres?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of trendy
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  • Today, supposedly sophisticated moderns have laundered Moloch’s dark faith into militarism, imperialism, and capitalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • For Göransson and Nolan, the ancient and the modern are not so far apart.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
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