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

The vocals are airy, haughtily enunciated in the high hippie style, and embellished with happy trills; the melody chugs along with a nursery-rhyme simplicity that is somehow underwired by knowingness: innocence and experience conjoined. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025

The Newt is located near Bruton, a fashionable part of the southwest English countryside and a short ride from the hippie haven of Glastonbury. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 June 2025

But Ibiza also has a quiet side, with pristine secluded beaches, a pastoral countryside, and small inland villages with a bohemian soul that harks back to the island’s hippie past. —Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025

This act of self-preservation leads him to a new job, when scientist hippies on an exploratory mission are forced to rent a SecUnit for security purposes. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

hip entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hippie

• hippy
• tippy