hippie

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noun hip·pie \ˈhi-pē\

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hippy

Definition of hippie

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

play \ˈhi-pē-dəm\ noun

hippieish

play \ˈhi-pē-ish\ adjective

hippieness

hippiness

play \ˈhi-pē-nəs\ noun

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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 of hippie from the Web

Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna could have kicked back this July, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, when flower power and hippies ignited America’s culture shock on the streets of San Francisco.

— bill thompson, Cincinnati.com, "Jefferson Airplane alumni serve up some Hot Tuna," 19 July 2017
With nightly rates during high season of $700 to $1,500, this place wasn't for hippies.

— davy rothbart, GQ, "Inside the Clothing-Optional Resort of Your Swinging Dreams," 18 July 2017
Two young hippies had even been murdered in the East Village a few years earlier.

— christopher bonanos, Daily Intelligencer, "Remembering When City Hippies Left New York for Country Life," 13 July 2017
Woodstock hippies showed off their tummies in colorful halter tops in the ’60s.

— liana satenstein, Vogue, "Tube Tops, Crop Tops, and Halters, Oh My! 15 Summer Shirts for Every Personality," 5 July 2017
My love of crystals has lead me to embrace all kinds of mindful, spiritual habits, which happen to fit in perfectly with my hippie-dippie (if slightly ditzy) personality.

— rachel jacoby zoldan, SELF, "I Love Healing Crystals Even Though I Know They Don't Do Anything," 28 June 2017
There’s a psychedelic light show, a 1960s soundtrack and galleries with iconic concert posters, classic photographs and hippie chic fashions worn by Joplin, Jerry Garcia and others.

— jocelyn gecker, star-telegram.com, "San Francisco marks 50 years since legendary Summer of Love," 13 June 2017
The skinheads started in England in the 1960s, as a working class, anti-hippie thing.

— casey parks, OregonLive.com, "Oregon white supremacist expert explains the changing landscape of hate groups," 13 June 2017
The weirdos were: young gay boys, old hippies of varying sexuality, straight artists and musicians, softball lesbians, punk-rock dykes who played house music, metal musicians, ravers, or people into the fetish scene.

— pam mandel, Longreads, "Another Tech Casualty: Dating," 7 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of hippie

⁴hip + -ie

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First Known Use: 1965

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HIPPIE Defined for English Language Learners

hippie

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Definition of hippie for English Language Learners

: 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