Above is a picture from www.handbook.com where a hipster female is giving a hipster male "The frigidaire".
The hipster crowd prides themselves in using their own language and communication with one another. www.hipsterhandbook.com provides a glossary of terms used by the hipster crowed. Reinforcing the concept of "hip" and "cool" it is important for the hipster crowd to be up to date on their language as well as attire. Certain words even provide nonverbal action for example giving the physical action of a cold shoulder is known as "The frigidaire" in the hipster community. Certain words even reflect the areas that many hipsters grow up in. In New York City the downtown area is considered a "hipster" scene, where many hipsters either live or travel through. It is interesting to note that a hipster uses the word "midtown" to express a lack of culture and hipness. The bash on midtown, expresses the hipster's feeling about that particular area in comparison to their downtown realm. They also have multiple words meaning beer such as "bronson" or "jug". This seems to mimic their values of attending party scenes within their culture.
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