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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness. uncountable, usually

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

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From hip + -ness.

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