HIPPIE

hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child

(noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hippie (plural hippies)

(1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

(modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and wearing unusually long hair (for males), and because of it, often stereotyped as a deadbeat.

Someone who dresses in a hippie style.

One who is hip.

Synonyms

• (teenager who imitated the beatniks): beatnik

• (non-conformist in the 1960s): treehugger, flower child

Adjective

hippie (comparative hippier, superlative hippiest)

Of or pertaining to hippies.

(colloquial) Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

Synonyms

• beatnik

Anagrams

• Epiphi

Source: Wiktionary

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