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Sandman
4608 days ago
In 1940s the term "hipster", it seems, stood for a person who was cool, "hip":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_%281940s_subculture%29
This might interest you as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie_%28etymology%29