hepcat
/ˈhɛpˌkæt/
noun
- A person who is very interested in or knowledgeable about jazz or swing music, especially one who follows the associated fashion and lifestyle.
- She learned to dance the Lindy Hop from an old hepcat at the local dance hall.
- The documentary followed a group of hepcats who still dress in zoot suits.
- My grandfather was a real hepcat in the 1940s, always going to jazz clubs.
- A trendy, stylish, or cool person; someone who is up-to-date with the latest fashions and slang.
- Only a true hepcat would know about that underground music scene.
- The new student tried to act like a hepcat, but his clothes were from last decade.
- Even in retirement, Uncle Joe was a hepcat who knew all the latest slang.
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