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

Legal weed might lure the hippies back—or at least their grandchildren. —Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023

Eager to expand globally, Prabhupada hooked hippies at concerts on the West Coast and even befriended the Beatles. —Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023

At the time of its initial publication in the late 1960s, the periodical became a beacon for techno-optimists and back-to-the-land hippies. —Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023

That ethos transformed him from a struggling young troubadour and onetime hippie and music critic into a billionaire entrepreneur and best-selling author. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023

Frat boys belonged there, hippies belonged there, installation artists and beautiful people and ageing ravers who could still handle their drugs belonged there. —Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023

And, as often happens in migrations like this, the hippies paved the way for the artists. —Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023

Rock ‘n’ roll people took rock ‘n’ roll very seriously in those days, and the hippies just didn’t get us. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023

His authorities shuttered dispensaries, forced the hippies underground, and torched farmers’ yields. —Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

hip entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above