yippie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yippie
1965–70, Y(outh) I(nternational) P(arty) + -ie, on the model of hippie
Example Sentences
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At one point, the Parliament-Funkadelic leader utters, “bow wow wow, yippie yo yippie yay” — a line from his 1982 solo hit “Atomic Dog” that Snoop has used in multiple songs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Not surprisingly, John and Yoko quickly ensconce themselves among the nation’s glitterati, making vital connections with the likes of "yippie" founder Jerry Rubin, Black Panther Bobby Seale and poet Allen Ginsberg.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
It soon became a yippie hangout and performance space, a place of experimentation of all forms.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2016
Out of this countercultural moment grew at least one influential parody religion, Discordianism – dedicated to the promulgation of a gleeful brand of yippie chaos.
From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2015
A tender 1960s portrait of the aged social activist Dorothy Day chastens and deepens the smirky irreverence of the Chicago Seven’s yippie posturing.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2012
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