Hipster (1940s subculture)
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| + | '''Hipster''', as used in the 1940s, referred to [[aficionado]]s of jazz, in particular a form of [[modern jazz]] called [[bebop]], which became popular around 1940. The hipster adopted the lifestyle of the jazz musician, including some or all of the following: manner of dress, slang terminology, use of reefer and other drugs, relaxed attitude, sarcastic humor, self-imposed poverty, and relaxed sexual codes. The term eventually described many members of the [[Beat Generation]]. | ||
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Hipster, as used in the 1940s, referred to aficionados of jazz, in particular a form of modern jazz called bebop, which became popular around 1940. The hipster adopted the lifestyle of the jazz musician, including some or all of the following: manner of dress, slang terminology, use of reefer and other drugs, relaxed attitude, sarcastic humor, self-imposed poverty, and relaxed sexual codes. The term eventually described many members of the Beat Generation. [1] [May 2007]
