"hypepriest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hypepriests [plural]
Etymology: Blend of hypebeast (“a person obsessed about acquiring fashionable items, especially clothing and shoes”) + priest. Coined by GQ editor Sam Schube in 2017 referring to pastor Carl Lentz (see quotation). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hypebeast|priest|t1=a person obsessed about acquiring fashionable items, especially clothing and shoes}} Blend of hypebeast (“a person obsessed about acquiring fashionable items, especially clothing and shoes”) + priest, {{coinage|en|Sam Schube|in=2017|occ=GQ editor|w=-}} Coined by GQ editor Sam Schube in 2017 Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypepriest (plural hypepriests)
  1. (neologism) A celebrity priest or pastor who dresses fashionably; a hypebeast priest. Wikipedia link: Carl Lentz Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-hypepriest-en-noun-f2LHcxqC Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

Inflected forms

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