Finally someone was able to coherently express my confusion about the pejorative, “hipster.” I think I know what it means, and I really like calling people who cause in me a reaction of disgust a hipster. But really, does anyone have a Merriam-Webster definition?
Thank you, Cat and Girl for a bitch-slap; I needed it.
saltine | 17-Apr-07 at 8:49 am | Permalink
I don’t have the Merriam-Webster definition but the online dictionary, Urban Dictionary, has 56 definitions, starting here:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=HIPSTER&page=1
You could probably find one you like among these. Most are pejorative.
karlwinslow | 17-Apr-07 at 11:46 am | Permalink
i like the one where it says we’re “cooler than you”. it’s true
alex | 17-Apr-07 at 12:11 pm | Permalink
I like the very first picture of “wine-drinking hipster.” It’s Sam! In a turtleneck! Being a hipster! With a cigerette!
Lynch | 17-Apr-07 at 3:30 pm | Permalink
That is Sam! It makes me want to do up a page of photos of guys that look like Sam. I’m sure the Internet is full of ‘Hipster Sams’.
MagnusFromBerlin | 18-Apr-07 at 9:45 am | Permalink
http://www.howtospeakhip.com
things that remind me of oregon at Balding Angrily | 01-May-07 at 12:22 pm | Permalink
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