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hijabster

hijabster noun: a trendy hijabi.

Noun

hijabster (plural hijabsters)

  1. A trendy hijabi.
    • Syahira Zulkifli, 27, the Kitakids head designer (childrens'^([sic]) range) and youngest of the three sisters, is a seasoned “hijabster”.2014 July 9, Nadine Fernandez, “Crowning glory: Working the headscarf”, in The Star
    • In 2011, the news and opinion website Free Malaysia Today ran an article titled “How to spot a hijabster” by the columnist Zaidel Baharuddin, where he described the phenomenon sparked by Yuna as akin to a “feminist awakening,” even as he poked gentle fun at the hijabsters who hung out at Starbucks...2014 October 13, Chen May Yee, “A Malaysian Pop Star Clad in Skinny Jeans and a Hijab: Yuna Has Become Poster Girl for Young 'Hijabsters'”, in The New York Times

Examples of hijabster in a sentence

  • Hipsters wearing hijabs, or hijabsters are paving the way for trendy Islamic fashion.2015 June 29, “The rise of hijabsters”, in Reuters:
  • Back in 2014, The New Yorker named Yuna as a poster girl for young hijabsters.2017 January 31, Syahirah Mokhtazar, “Style it like Yuna!”, in The New Straits Times:

Forms of hijabster

pluralhijabsters

Origin of hijabster

Blend of hijab + hipster.

Questions about hijabster

What does hijabster mean?
Hijabster means a trendy hijabi.
How do you use hijabster in a sentence?
Hipsters wearing hijabs, or hijabsters are paving the way for trendy Islamic fashion.
What part of speech is hijabster?
Hijabster is a noun.
What is the plural of hijabster?
The plural of hijabster is hijabsters.

Words near hijabster in the dictionary

  1. hijabizes
  2. hijabizing
  3. hijabless
  4. hijabophobia
  5. hijabs
  6. hijabster
  7. hijabsters
  8. hijack
  9. hijackable
  10. hijacked
  11. hijackee

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