Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hipsterfy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-sterfy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become a hipster or characteristic of hipsters.

Informal

Example Sentences

"When you're finished at the market, don't leave—stroll around the surrounding hútòng and enjoy an older section of Beijing that hasn't been hipsterfied, at least not yet."
"Having said that I like real ale and have a fuzzy face, I don't own red trousers though so I don't think I have hipsterfied yet."
"One of many old boozers in the area to have been gussied up and hipsterfied, this backstreet pub has managed to keep a generally mellow vibe."

Etymology

From hipster + -fy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hipster

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hipsterfies (present, singular) hipsterfying (participle, present) hipsterfied (participle, past) hipsterfied (past)

Questions

What does hipsterfy mean?: To make or become a hipster or characteristic of hipsters.
Where does hipsterfy come from?: From hipster + -fy.

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