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hipsterism

hipsterism

1 8.1
A way of living that likes new styles, art, and being different
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪpstərɪzəm/
translation icon : hipsterismo

Examples

  • Cutesy childlike hipsterism meets ugly urban reality.

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  • Advantages of the USSR system #5: killer cheap vodka in every freezer without the pretentious hipsterism.

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  • More usefully, though, hipsterism has also been called out in conjunction with other isms like racism and, in a New York magazine piece from earlier this week, sexism.

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  • Hipsterism, or if you hate the term, "irony" culture, is tricky because it mocks earnestness—and it takes earnestness to call out this bullshit.

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  • Many young people today are drawn to hipsterism as a way of expressing their individuality and rejecting mainstream culture.

  • In the city, hipsterism is evident in the popularity of vintage shops and craft coffee bars that cater to alternative lifestyles.

  • Critics often associate hipsterism with a superficial appreciation for art and culture, suggesting that it prioritizes style over substance.

Synonyms

counterculture
vshipsterism
17 7.3

A way of life and set of values that are against the main ideas of most people

is less about full societal opposition and more about alternative trends
hipness
vshipsterism
  • Informal
2 7.2

Being fashionable and following the latest trends

focuses on a broader alternative lifestyle and habitual practices
bohemianism
vshipsterism
9.0

A way of living that ignores social rules and values art and freedom

is more about alternative trends and everyday practices than artistic rebellion
hippiedom
vshipsterism
  • Archaic
8.6

A culture of young people in the 1960s who wanted peace and loved music

covers modern alternative culture and current trend practices rather than that era

Antonyms

75 3.4

The ideas and activities most people accept as normal

24 4.8

A state of behaving and thinking like most people or like rules say

How Alternative

avant-garde
7 8.2
hipsterism
1 8.1

Surface Forms

hipsterism singular
hipsterisms plural

Morphology

hipsterism = hipster (transparent) = hip + ster + ism

Meaning is directly derived by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ism' to 'hipster' to denote the attitudes or practices of hipsters.

Etymology

The word hipsterism comes from hipster, which comes from the old slang hip meaning 'aware' or 'in the know', plus the ending -ism meaning 'a way or belief'. So hipsterism is the style or way of living of people who want to seem creative, different, and fashionable.