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The "homebrew computer club" made their own computers. It wasn't about being scrappy or hip, but just a cooler way of saying "homemade"

So it's about being cool but not about being hip? What distinction are you trying to make?

You should probably check out the denotation of 'connotation'

You should probably check out "being a pedantic douche" -- oh wait, you already did.