hepcat

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hepcat

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From hep + cat, from hep (“sophisticated, aware”). Compare cat (“jazz enthusiast”). Attested in the sense of “sophisticated person” from the 1920s.

noun hepcats · hep cat · hep-cat · hip cat

informal A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s.
dated, humorous, informal, often A person associated with the jazz subculture of the 1940s and 1950s. Everybody is asking, Why is Harry such a solid sender? Well, hear my version. As you are seated or are trying to stay seated you feel that sensation that hits every hep-cat. First your feet get the sensation, then it runs up your leg and you start to keep time to the music with your feet and you fee
Similar: hepster
dated, informal A sophisticated person, one who is stylish. Finally the door opens and out comes Alex Aums in a sharp blue suit, like a hepcat, cigarette in mouth, squinting at us narrow-eyed, “O there you are,” to me, “how’ve you been? Wont^([sic]) you come in?” indicating the office.
Similar: fashionista, hipster, Corinthian, faddist, fashionable, fashionist, hepcat, hepster, sophisto, snappy dresser, trendite, trendy

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@misc{hepcat_2026,
  title = {hepcat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hepcat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}