Hipster

An indie music aficionado and modern Bohemian. Not to be confused with hippie.

Hipsters wear tight jeans and glasses with large frames. They tend toward the unwashed and have an inexplicable attraction for black and white stripes, Chuck Taylors, and choppy or messy hair. They like "having a good time", Pabst Blue Ribbon, coffee, and occasionally smoke cigarrettes. All music you enjoy Hipsters had already heard "like, a million years" before you because they are part of the scene. Their wardrobe often combines thrift store finds with expensive pieces from stores such as Marc Jacobs, American Apparel, and local boutiques.

The following rubric will help you to determine and understand what is "hip":

• A. If you don't know about something that a hipster knows about then it's hip.
• B. If you do know about something that a hipster knows about then it's "over."
• C. If you do know something that a hipster doesn't know it's "mainstream bullshit."
• D. If you don't know something that a hipster also doesn't know the hipster will claim their friend told them about it last night, at which point you may apply A.

Some hipsters still think socialism could work.

Portland, Oregon is a colony of hipsters currently approaching 2 million. Several of its members have found their way to Knox. They're infectious. Despite their good looks and undeniable sexual prowess approach them with caution.

See also Pabst Blue Ribbon