hepstern.

Brit.

/ˈhɛpstə/, U.S.

/ˈhɛpstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hep adj., -ster suffix.

Etymology: < hep adj. + -ster suffix. Compare hipster n.² and earlier hepcat n.Popularized by use in the title of N. E. Williams Cab Calloway's Cat-alogue: A ‘Hepster's’ Dictionary (1938), which apparently shows a pun on the name of Webster's Dictionary . This pamphlet constituted a glossary of terms used in Harlem slang compiled by the publicist of jazz musician Cab Calloway and issued to promote his music by his publisher, Mills Artists Inc. (compare quot. 1938¹).

slang (originally U.S.).

A person who is hep (hep adj.); esp. an enthusiast of or expert in jazz, swing music, etc. Cf. hepcat n., hipster n.² 2a.Now chiefly in historical contexts.

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1938 Variety 8 June 42/2 [Publicists] have issued an exploitation stunt for Cab Calloway in form of a combo note book and ‘dictionary’... Called a ‘hepster's dictionary’ and Cat-ologue, book is a glossary of swing terms and Harlemese jive.

1938 Pittsburgh Courier 27 Aug. 11/1 I thought I was a hepster.

1958 Spectator 21 Nov. 702/1 Jazz seems to have burst out of the locked treasure casket over which an egghead minority of hepsters crooned for so many years.

1994 J. Favreau Swingers (film script, 3rd draft) (O.E.D. Archive) 85 (stage direct.) The parquet floor is packed with swinging hepsters... The dancing is full-blown overcrowded slam swing.

2002 Mojo Dec. 44/4 Cab had taken over at Harlem's Cotton Club from Duke Ellington, beaming live radio shows to the hepsters, and explaining the jive to the squares.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hepster
释义	hepstern. Brit. /ˈhɛpstə/, U.S. /ˈhɛpstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hep adj., -ster suffix. Etymology: < hep adj. + -ster suffix. Compare hipster n.² and earlier hepcat n.Popularized by use in the title of N. E. Williams Cab Calloway's Cat-alogue: A ‘Hepster's’ Dictionary (1938), which apparently shows a pun on the name of Webster's Dictionary . This pamphlet constituted a glossary of terms used in Harlem slang compiled by the publicist of jazz musician Cab Calloway and issued to promote his music by his publisher, Mills Artists Inc. (compare quot. 1938¹). slang (originally U.S.). A person who is hep (hep adj.); esp. an enthusiast of or expert in jazz, swing music, etc. Cf. hepcat n., hipster n.² 2a.Now chiefly in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of jazz jazzbo1917 jazzer1917 jazzophile1926 cat1932 alligator1936 hepcat1937 hipcat1937 jitterbug1937 hepster1938 hipster1938 hippie1948 1938 Variety 8 June 42/2 [Publicists] have issued an exploitation stunt for Cab Calloway in form of a combo note book and ‘dictionary’... Called a ‘hepster's dictionary’ and Cat-ologue, book is a glossary of swing terms and Harlemese jive. 1938 Pittsburgh Courier 27 Aug. 11/1 I thought I was a hepster. 1958 Spectator 21 Nov. 702/1 Jazz seems to have burst out of the locked treasure casket over which an egghead minority of hepsters crooned for so many years. 1994 J. Favreau Swingers (film script, 3rd draft) (O.E.D. Archive) 85 (stage direct.) The parquet floor is packed with swinging hepsters... The dancing is full-blown overcrowded slam swing. 2002 Mojo Dec. 44/4 Cab had taken over at Harlem's Cotton Club from Duke Ellington, beaming live radio shows to the hepsters, and explaining the jive to the squares. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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