hepcat

Oznaczający (Angielski)

1. (informal) A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s.
2. (dated, humorous, informal, often) A person associated with the jazz subculture of the 1940s and 1950s.
3. (dated, informal) A sophisticated person, one who is stylish.

Synonimy

cat

😺

know-all

Tłumaczenia

فنان موسيقى الجاز

Eingeweihte

zazou

zazoue

Etymologia (Angielski)

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