- a variation of hippie.
hippy
1 Americanadjective
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hippier,
comparative
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hippiest
superlative
noun
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hippies
plural
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of hippy1
First recorded in 1890–95; hip 1 + -y 1
Origin of hippy2
Example Sentences
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The women headed to dinner at one of Ibiza’s hippy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
I’m usually the hungriest really late at night, so I might order something against my better judgment like the hippy vegan ramen from Tatstu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
It’s not a wild hippy ride of freedom.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
McLaren embraced them as an angry pot-shot at the hippy movement he hated.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022
A couturier's model gone hippy; a specialty-shop gone bankrupt; a cashier's books gone over.
From Gaslight Sonatas by Fannie Hurst
Granola hippies have aligned with libertarians and suburban moms to battle the corporate interests of the agriculture and energy industries.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
When Gerald Shreiber walked into a water-bed store in Philadelphia one day in 1971, he expected it to be run by a couple of hippies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
But Bodo's toothbrush-waving "fish hippies" are not the only fans enjoying underdog stories this season, across Europe clubs are battling above their board.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
His longtime prescriptions of fresh food, sunshine, regular exercise and meditation are now widely accepted building blocks of health, and are no longer the sole province of ditzy L.A. hippies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
About our excursion to San Francisco, the hippies, Chinatown.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
O'Hanlon recalls McEwan in hippier days, driving an MG with a "Give Peace a Chance" sticker on the back.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2011
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