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means A person deeply invested in liking obscure, cutting-edge, or unmainstream things — and in making sure everyone knows they liked it first.

from The word traces back to 'hip,' meaning aware or in-the-know, which itself has murky origins — possibly from West African languages via African American Vernacular English, though the exact path is debated and no one can prove it definitively. 'Hipster' surfaced in the mid-20th century to describe jazz-scene insiders who prided themselves on being ahead of the cultural curve. The word went quiet for decades, then roared back in the 2000s to describe a new wave of ironic mustaches, vinyl records, and artisanal everything — same obsession with being early, new uniform.