hippie

noun

hip·​pie ˈhi-pē 

variants or hippy

plural hippies

: a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic

broadly : a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person

hippiedom

ˈhi-pē-dəm 

noun

hippieish

ˈhi-pē-ish 

adjective

hippieness noun

or hippiness

ˈhi-pē-nəs 

Examples of hippie in a Sentence

She used to be a hippie, but she's fairly conservative now.

The band appeals to a new generation of hippies.

Recent Examples on the Web

In Protest The Texas capital displayed an on-brand and creative protest, with drag queen performances and poetry slams while demonstrators took to the parks in scenes reminiscent of hippies in the 1970s protesting the Vietnam War. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025

Jasper is an old pot-growing hippie who lives in a secluded house in the countryside with his wife. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025

As the developing hippie and counterculture grew, so did Sly’s superstardom. —Hillary Crosley Coker, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025

But this isn’t just an exercise in brute nostalgia that’s engineered to empty a former hippie’s pension. —Kevin Sintumuang, Outside Online, 26 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

hip entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hippie

• hippy
• tippy