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0 pointsbarbs12y ago0 comments

Now I'm curious as to the origin of "hipster"...

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Sandman12y ago

In 1940s the term "hipster", it seems, stood for a person who was cool, "hip": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_%281940s_subculture%29

This might interest you as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie_%28etymology%29

chocolate_12y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_%281940s_subculture%29

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