hipsterish

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From hipster +‎ -ish.

Adjective

[edit]

hipsterish (comparative more hipsterish, superlative most hipsterish)

  1. Like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.
    • 2009 August 14, Karen Rosenberg, “Multilayered and Multicultural, Creative Views of the Muslim Head Scarf”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.”
    • 2019, Emily Guendelsberger, On the Clock:
      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.

Synonyms

[edit]