hipness

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noun

The characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness.

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Meanings

nounhipness (usually uncountable, plural hipnesses)

plural hipnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness.

    Hipness is what it is, / And sometimes hipness is what it ain't

    1973, Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, David Garibaldi, “What Is Hip?”, in Tower of Power, performed by Tower of Power

Origin

From hip + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

hipness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hipness

MLA

“hipness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hipness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hipness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hipness.

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