hipster
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hipster
A person who belongs to a modern urban subculture and wants to stand out from the mainstream through a deliberately nonconformist, individual style in fashion, music, and lifestyle tastes.
Mit seinem Vollbart, der Hornbrille und dem Jutebeutel sieht er aus wie ein typischer Hipster aus Berlin-Neukölln.
With his full beard, horn-rimmed glasses, and tote bag, he looks like a typical hipster from Berlin-Neukölln.
'Der Hipster' is a modern loanword from English. In German, it is used with the same meaning for a particular urban subculture.
Der Begriff „Hipster“ wurde in den frühen 2000er Jahren populär.
The term 'Hipster' became popular in the early 2000s.
The word is strongly associated with certain clichés. These often include a particular fashion style, for example skinny jeans and horn-rimmed glasses, an interest in niche culture, and spending time in trendy urban neighborhoods.
Er trinkt seinen Kaffee nur aus einer kleinen Rösterei, ein echter Hipster eben.
He only drinks coffee from a small roastery—a real hipster, basically.
The term is used in everyday language and in the media. It can be neutrally descriptive, but it is also often used with a slightly ironic or critical connotation.
Sie nannte ihn liebevoll einen Hipster, weil er nur Indie-Musik hörte.
She affectionately called him a hipster because he only listened to indie music.
punk
Der Punk belongs to the punk subculture, which is associated with a particular attitude toward life, music, and a striking appearance. Der Hipster, by contrast, belongs to a modern urban subculture and above all emphasizes an individual style that deliberately differs from the mainstream.
Mit seinem bewusst individuellen Mode- und Musikgeschmack sieht er sich als Hipster.
Because of his deliberately individual taste in fashion and music, he sees himself as a hipster.
Mit seiner Vorliebe für Punkmusik sieht er sich klar als Punk.
Because of his preference for punk music, he clearly sees himself as a punk.
