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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Flower is a hippie ghost portrayed by actor Sheila Carrasco.
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Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
Telluride has a Western mining town vibe with a little leftover hippie tossed in.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Dressed in a flowy robe-like outfit, her hippie look is complete with long blonde hair and bangs.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
His parents also loved the music of the hippie era.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
Everything 4Chan did was ultimately for show, and its representatives who appear in the movie, like the placid hippie Fuxnet or the angry Kitaner, have some regrets but aren’t exactly fountains of self-awareness.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
And the idea of the hippie generation being portrayed by this Chicano lowrider and this half-Chinese dude, and representing different aspects of America?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024
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, 27 Mar. 2024
During the 1960s, Jerome experienced a counterculture renaissance, a polite way of saying hippies moved in.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
Telluride has a Western mining town vibe with a little leftover hippie tossed in.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Dressed in a flowy robe-like outfit, her hippie look is complete with long blonde hair and bangs.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
His parents also loved the music of the hippie era.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
Everything 4Chan did was ultimately for show, and its representatives who appear in the movie, like the placid hippie Fuxnet or the angry Kitaner, have some regrets but aren’t exactly fountains of self-awareness.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
And the idea of the hippie generation being portrayed by this Chicano lowrider and this half-Chinese dude, and representing different aspects of America?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024
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, 27 Mar. 2024
During the 1960s, Jerome experienced a counterculture renaissance, a polite way of saying hippies moved in.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Hippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippie. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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