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hippy1

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪpi/
(also hippie)
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Definition of hippy

noun (plural hippies)

  • (especially in the 1960s) a person of unconventional appearance, typically having long hair and wearing beads, associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs.

adjective

  • relating to hippies or the subculture associated with them:hippy philosophy

Derivatives

hippiedom

noun

hippiness

noun

hippyish

adjective

Origin:

1950s: from hip3 + -y1

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