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#27 – Where Do We Get the Word “Hipster”?
Where Do We Get the Word "Hipster"? One of the earliest known uses of it is an article in the New York Tribune complaining about the drinkers in New York hotel dining rooms around the start of Prohibition. Why were they called “hipsters”? Because of the flasks hidden on their hips, of course! It makes perfect sense. I’m not sure it will work with skinny jeans, though...
Some words are cooler than cool, and this is one of them. Hipster. And is it related to hippie?
Hip hip hooray. Hip. Hep. Let’s get excited, folks. This is the "Words You Should Know" podcast, Season 3: Episode 5. Words. Language. Communication. You've got this.
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Where Do We Get the Word "Hipster"? One of the earliest known uses of it is an article in the New York Tribune complaining about the drinkers in New York hotel dining rooms around the start of Prohibition. Why were they called “hipsters”? Because of the flasks hidden on their hips, of course! It makes perfect sense. I’m not sure it will work with skinny jeans, though...
Some words are cooler than cool, and this is one of them. Hipster. And is it related to hippie?
Hip hip hooray. Hip. Hep. Let’s get excited, folks. This is the "Words You Should Know" podcast, Season 3: Episode 5. Words. Language. Communication. You've got this.