hippie

or hip·py

[ hip-ee ]

/ ˈhɪp i /

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noun

a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.

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Origin of hippie

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; hip⁴ + -ie

Words nearby hippie

hippeastrum, hipped, hipped roof, Hippel's disease, Hippias, hippie, hippiedom, hippies, hippo, hippocampal, hippocampal fissure

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In rural areas, she puts an American flag on her bicycle, which she said makes the locals feel like she’s one of them, “even if I’m a hippie on a bike.”
How to take an overnight trip with your two-wheeled vehicle|Melanie D.G. Kaplan|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Young hippie couples on holiday who’ve unwittingly befriended a murderer suddenly lose their dinners or pass out in puddles of puke.
Netflix’s Serial Killer Drama The Serpent Is Nihilistic Murder Porn in Prestige True-Crime Packaging|Judy Berman|March 26, 2021|Time
During a time of hopelessness and disappointment — when the hippie ideology succumbed to drugs, misperception and violence — King emerged as a solo artist, presenting a wholly original cultural document that begged listeners not to lose faith.
Fifty years later, ‘Tapestry’s’ hope and optimism still resonates|Tanya Pearson|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Then another time, you say, “Wait a minute, this guy’s a hippie.”
A Leading NYC Mayoral Candidate Thinks Roof Farms Can Save America’s Cities|Amanda Kludt|January 14, 2021|Eater

I exchanged nods with the local hippie guy who always ran in sandals.
This New Film Debunks the Tarahumara Myth|Martin Fritz Huber|December 8, 2020|Outside Online
And before you jump to assumptions, know that I'm no hippie.
A Navy Vet’s Case for Gun Control|Shawn VanDiver|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ex-hippie Billy Hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying Turkish prison.
The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Israel, the hippie-hangout of Akhziv Land added its claim to independence to the already-contentious land of Israel.
So You Want to Rule a Kingdom? A Wacky History of One-Man Nations|Nina Strochlic|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is a local hippie, the most Zen out of all of us in the apartment.
How I Got Used to Gaza Rockets|Miranda Frum|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soso, played by newcomer Kimiko Glenn, is a hippie in the worst sense of the word.
Orange Is the New Black’s Kimiko Glenn on Hippie Brook Soso and Chapel Sex with Natasha Lyonne|Marlow Stern|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Up ahead, I saw someone, a middle-aged lady in a hippie dress, falter and fall.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
“My mom was in a wheelchair for ten years before she passed,” a hippie told him.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for hippie

hippie

/ (ˈhɪpɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of hippy 1

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