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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In the seventies, when Nelson was still playing dance halls, ranch hands and refinery workers shared the floor with hippies who’d heard his songs on FM radio.
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Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Dispatches is essential to understanding a cluster of journalists who covered the war, notably the enigmatic hippies and stoners in the circle around whom photojournalists Tim Page, Dana Stone and Sean Flynn were the centre of gravity.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
How military designs trickled down from the soldiers on the front lines to the hippies on the war protest line to the yuppies in line at Banana Republic.
—Luis Gallo, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
One night, the hippie camp gets raided by the local police.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
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Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Dispatches is essential to understanding a cluster of journalists who covered the war, notably the enigmatic hippies and stoners in the circle around whom photojournalists Tim Page, Dana Stone and Sean Flynn were the centre of gravity.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
How military designs trickled down from the soldiers on the front lines to the hippies on the war protest line to the yuppies in line at Banana Republic.
—Luis Gallo, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
One night, the hippie camp gets raided by the local police.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Nov. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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