hippie

noun

hip·pie ˈhi-pē

variants or hippy

plural hippies

: a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic

broadly : a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person

hippiedom

ˈhi-pē-dəm

noun

hippieish

ˈhi-pē-ish

adjective

hippieness noun

or hippiness

ˈhi-pē-nəs

Examples of hippie in a Sentence

She used to be a hippie, but she's fairly conservative now. The band appeals to a new generation of hippies.

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None of Manson's family members were biologically related to him; most were runaways and hippies who left home and found a sense of community under his leadership. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024 The latter member of the cast curiously plays the role of a hippie Area 51 enthusiast named Martin after starring as Curt Conners/The Lizard in previous Spider-Man films. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Since the 1960s and ’70s, when mushrooms and LSD were considered inseparable from the anti-war movement and hippie culture, psychedelic drugs have been culturally associated with the American left. —

Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024 This is the way hippies, yippies, and Marxists used to talk. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hippie