hepcat
Meanings
Plural: hepcats
Noun
- A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s.
- A person associated with the jazz subculture of the 1940s and 1950s.
- A sophisticated person, one who is stylish.
Origin / Etymology
From hep + cat, from hep (“sophisticated, aware”). Compare cat (“jazz enthusiast”). Attested in the sense of “sophisticated person” from the 1920s.
Synonyms
Corinthian, faddist, fashionable, fashionist, fashionista, hepcat, hepster, hipster, snappy dresser, sophisto, swell, trendite, trendy, voguie
Scrabble Score: 13
hepcat is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhepcat is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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