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hipsterish

hipsterish adjective: like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.

Adjective

hipsterish (comparative more hipsterish, superlative most hipsterish)

  1. Like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.
    • She’s the creation of Princess Hijab, an anonymous Parisian street artist, who adorns women in advertisements with impromptu black-marker “veils” and papers public spaces with her own hipsterish “Hijab Ads.”2009 August 14, Karen Rosenberg, “Multilayered and Multicultural, Creative Views of the Muslim Head Scarf”, in New York Times
    • And while Eli's vibe is hipsterish and cheerful, his friends are clearly "travelers" — also known as crusties, also known as crust punks, also known as gutter punks, also known as oogles, also known as homeless, transient young people.2019, Emily Guendelsberger, On the Clock
    Synonyms:
    hipstery

Synonyms of hipsterish

Forms of hipsterish

comparativemore hipsterish
superlativemost hipsterish

Origin of hipsterish

From hipster + -ish.

Words formed from hipsterish

Questions about hipsterish

What does hipsterish mean?
Hipsterish means like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.
What part of speech is hipsterish?
Hipsterish is an adjective.

Words near hipsterish in the dictionary

  1. hipsterfication
  2. hipsterfy
  3. hipsterfying
  4. hipsterific
  5. hipstering
  6. hipsterish
  7. hipsterishly
  8. hipsterism
  9. hipsterisms
  10. hipsterization
  11. hipsterland

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