noun. One who is exceptionally aware of or interested in the latest trends and tastes.

noun. A person who is hip{2}, a..

noun. A member of Bohemian counterculture.

noun. An aficionado of jazz who considers himself or herself to be hip.

noun. Underwear with an elastic waistband at hip level.

noun. someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle

"Etymologists are uncertain about exactly when the word hippie came into existence, although it is clearly a variation of the term hipster, which had been in use during the forties, in reference to devotees of jazz music."

blipster  hipsterdom  hipsterish  hipsterism  

crusader  meliorist  reformer  reformist  social reformer  

(a  37-year-old  FX  big band  creaturesand  

hepcat  

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