hippie

noun

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hip·pie | \ ˈhi-pē

variants: or hippy

plural hippies

Definition of hippie

: 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

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Other Words from hippie

hippiedom \ ˈhi-pē-dəm

\ noun

hippieish \ ˈhi-pē-ish

\ adjective

hippieness or hippiness \ ˈhi-pē-nəs

\ noun

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 hippie Marin County town has long been a destination for hikers and bikers as the departure point for scenic trails around Mount Tamalpais. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "In a hippie Marin town, a destination-worthy bar excels at wild and colorful cocktails," 8 Apr. 2021 But Richard Nixon, an object of boomer hatred, inveighed against the status quo as bitterly as any hippie. — Samuel Goldman, Star Tribune, "America has a ruling class, whether those who are in it admit it or not," 31 Mar. 2021 Today, although Ferlinghetti is justly praised for helping the Beat Generation and hippie counterculture find a place to thrive, that legacy has overshadowed his reputation as a writer. — Brent Calderwood, Rolling Stone, "‘I Never Was a Beat Poet’: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Musical Vision," 1 Mar. 2021 In 1971, Lowe was a hippie whose real love was making leather goods. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "50 years later: How Celebration became one of the most-loved restaurants in Dallas," 1 Mar. 2021 He was also inspired by the do-it-yourself ethos of the Whole Earth Catalog, the legendary 1960s book of tools for hippie agrarianism. — Steven Levy, Wired, "A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society?," 5 Jan. 2021 The concept of the cooperative may conjure notions of hippie socialism, limiting its value as a model for the global economy, but Mondragón stands out as a genuinely large enterprise. — New York Times, "Co-ops in Spain’s Basque Region Soften Capitalism’s Rough Edges," 29 Dec. 2020 Was hippie socialite Joanna Harcourt-Smith being used as a CIA tool when her boyfriend, Timothy Leary, became a government informant in the mid-’70s? — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ Review: Tales of the High Life," 25 Nov. 2020 When Teresa Strasser was growing up, her mom was a hippie, raising her kids alone as part of San Francisco's counterculture. — Michelle Rogers, USA TODAY, "Storytellers to share joys, disappointments of holidays," 8 Dec. 2020

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hippie

noun

English Language Learners Definition of hippie

: a usually young person who rejects established social customs (such as by dressing in an unusual way or living in a commune) and who opposes violence and war especially : a young person of this kind in the 1960s and 1970s

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hippie

noun

hip·pie

variants: or hippy \ ˈhi-pē \

plural hippies