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hippiedom

American  
[hip-ee-duhm] / ˈhɪp i dəm /

noun

  1. the lifestyle and world of hippies, especially in the 1960s.


Etymology

Origin of hippiedom

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; hippie + -dom

Example Sentences

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I graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in 1970, which was the high point of hippiedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The moment, enshrined on the cover of the festival’s ubiquitous album, became a symbol of hippiedom.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Half an hour after visiting Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco recently, I found myself driving down Haight Street, the headquarters of West Coast hippiedom.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

Within a few years, all but Sill were household names, and the successful commercialization of hippiedom had made Geffen and Roberts millionaires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2020

Few of the techies who have absorbed these hippie ideals would identify with their indirect origins in hippiedom.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2019

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