hippy
1[ hip-ee ]
/ ˈhɪp i /
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adjective, hip·pi·er, hip·pi·est.
having big hips.
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Definition for hippy (2 of 2)
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hippy1
hippie
/ (ˈhɪpɪ) /
noun plural -pies
- (esp during the 1960s) a person whose behaviour, dress, use of drugs, etc, implied a rejection of conventional values
- (as modifier)hippy language
Word Origin for hippy
C20: see hip 4
British Dictionary definitions for hippy (2 of 2)
hippy2
/ (ˈhɪpɪ) /
adjective -pier or -piest
informal (esp of a woman) having large hips
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