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
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.
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His parents met in Berkeley, California, where they were loosely affiliated with the hippie-ish Christian movement known as the Jesus People.
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s because when the copper mines pulled out of Bisbee in the late 1970s, the hippies moved in.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
What do the hippies call breaking that cop’s nose?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
This must’ve been a dream for someone whose personal style—if not his work—betrays the longing of a hippie born too late (in 1967), and in the wrong place to have been part of the vanguard of the first peace and love trippers.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s because when the copper mines pulled out of Bisbee in the late 1970s, the hippies moved in.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
What do the hippies call breaking that cop’s nose?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
This must’ve been a dream for someone whose personal style—if not his work—betrays the longing of a hippie born too late (in 1967), and in the wrong place to have been part of the vanguard of the first peace and love trippers.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hippie
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“Hippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippie. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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