hepcat


hep·cat

H0154800 (hĕp′kăt′)n. Slang A performer or devotee of swing and jazz, especially during the 1940s.

hepcat

(ˈhɛpˌkæt) n (Jazz) obsolete slang a person who is hep, esp a player or admirer of jazz and swing in the 1940s

hep•cat

(ˈhɛpˌkæt)

n. Older Slang. 1. a performer or admirer of jazz, esp. swing. 2. hipster 1 (def. 1). [1930–35, Amer.]