hipster

14:36 Aug 26, 2017
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English term or phrase: hipster
- Do you have a Miller High Life? Like the ones in the can?

- We got a hipster.


What the meaning of hipster beverage.

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S.J
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4 +1hipster
B D Finch
3 +1hipster (sarcasm?)
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hipster


Explanation:
These are alcoholic drinks not "beverages". The term is basically used for drinks that are deemed by the speaker to be somewhat pretentious, as opposed to down-to-earth beer.


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B D Finch
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agree  Lisa Jane: Looks like it!
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agree  Mark Nathan
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neutral  airmailrpl: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beveragebeverage (plural beverages) (chiefly US) A liquid to consume; a drink; such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks; sometimes excluding water.
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Cocktails, for example, fit the definition, but aren't usually designed to hydrate the drinker and would be better with a qualifier i.e. "alcoholic beverages".

disagree  alexgochenou (X): This is slightly incorrect. "Beverage" can certainly be alcoholic, just as it can be alcohol-free. For example, in Virginia the term "alcoholic beverage" is extremely common. Indeed, alcoholic beverages are sold in Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stores.
5 days
  -> While beverages can be alcoholic, they are usually called "alcoholic beverages" if they are. As the header term is "hipster", the question of "beverages being alcoholic or not hardly merits ad "disagree".
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hipster (sarcasm?)


Explanation:
I am sure the bartender is referring to the person, not the drink.
A pretty detailed definition of a "hipster" follows after my explanation.

Hipsters' aesthetic lies outside the mainstream, so the customer's request for "Miller's High Life", a mainstream-mass-market American beer, is the antithesis of what would expect from a hipster. Thus, the bartender's comment was likely a sarcastic remark. I suspect he was not much impressed by the customer's choice of beverage.

Alternatively, perhaps at this particular venue, everyone usually orders obscure IPAs from local microbreweries, and the customer's selection was, in this context, unusual, so the bartender's comment was intended literally.

My favorite definition of a hipster is: Someone who listens to bands you've never heard of, wears ironic tee-shirts, and believes they are better than you.

A more complete description from the urban dictionary follows:
The term "hipster" is cross-applied from the 1930s Beatniks. The modern hipster is a composite of individuals with a certain bohemian life situation and lifestyle. He or she rejects "mainstream" culture and embraces and contributes to independent culture, and prides him/herself on this. The modern hipster image has been proliferated through the internet, publications such as Vice Magazine, and sightings in the music, fashion, and art world. The image of the hipster is constantly changing, but several aspects have stayed constant over time. Lives in a young, artsy neighborhood of a major city such as Wicker Park in Chicago, Greenwich Village in Manhattan, or Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Usually has some degree of monetary conformability, although sometimes only because of their parents, due to cost of living in these areas. Works (or wants to work) in music, art, or fashion. Has "elitist" music taste and listens to nu-rave (i.e. The Klaxons, Cut Copy, Hercules and Love Affair), minimalist techno, independent rap (i.e. Spank Rock, Talib Kweli, Aesop Rock), nerdcore (i.e. YT Cracker, MC Lars, MC Chris), Elephant 6 (i.e. of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo), garage rock, and punk rock in addition to all manners of independent rock. Favorite band is very likely Bright Eyes, The Arcade Fire, The Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines, The Strokes, or something of that nature. Also watches independent and foreign films and reads independent books, magazines, and periodicals. Is a fan of modern art and may also be an amateur artist. Dresses in a progressive but retro fashion that is often changing. Popular items include leggings, mini-skirts, leg warmers, '60s dresses, headbands, chunky jewelry, and large shirts and sweaters for girls and skinny suits and ties, tight jeans and cords, t-shirts with ironic sayings and images, cardigans, plaid and buffalo check shirts, colorful hoodies, and tight windbreakers for guys. Both genders frequently wear dirty Vans and Converses, flamboyant Nikes, large plastic frame glasses, and neon wayfarer sunglasses and are sometimes pierced and tattooed. Shops at Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, and thrift stores. Likes to hang out at fashionable coffee shops, indie rock shows, and hipster dance clubs. Does food shopping at stores like Whole Foods and is often vegan or vegetarian. Eats chic ethnic food and prefers organic and Fair Trade fruits and vegetables. Favorite beer is Pabst Blue Ribbon. Takes up many causes and is often socially minded. Enjoys irony in all facets of life, from fashion (wears mismatching outfits and unpopular vintage clothing often emblazoned with ironic sayings) to sports (plays in dodgeball tournaments at McCarren Park Pool). May ride a fixed-gear bicycle or a hybrid car. Networks through Myspace, Facebook, and/or Twitter. Usually rejects the term "hipster" and argues if called one.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2017-08-27 01:04:02 GMT)
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Reflecting further, the alternative explanation is probably the correct one. A hipster would order Miller High Life. ;-)

Michael Barnett
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, it has to be hipster drinks: drinks that hipsters (hip people) like and order.
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hipster
hip·ster1
ˈhipstər/Submit
nouninformal
a person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.

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