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- [hip-ee]
- /ˈhɪp i/
- /ˈhɪp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hip-ee]
- /ˈhɪp i/
Definitions of hippie word
- noun hippie a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc. 1
- noun hippie (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. 1
- countable noun hippie Hippies were young people in the 1960s and 1970s who rejected conventional ways of living, dressing, and behaving, and tried to live a life based on peace and love. Hippies often had long hair and many took drugs. 0
- noun hippie any of the young people of the 1960s and 1970s who, in their alienation from conventional society, turned variously to mysticism, psychedelic drugs, communal living, etc. 0
- noun hippie any person having a similar lifestyle 0
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Origin of hippie
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55; hip4 + -ie
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Parts of speech for Hippie
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hippie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hippie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hippie
noun hippie
- free spirit — a person with a highly individual or unique attitude, lifestyle, or imagination; nonconformist.
- flower child — (especially in the 1960s) a young person, especially a hippie, rejecting conventional society and advocating love, peace, and simple, idealistic values.
- bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
- beatnik — Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
- freethinker — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
adjective hippie
- far-out — unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
- non-conformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- out in left field — Baseball. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate. the position of the player covering this area.
- swinger — a person or thing that swings.
- rad — Informal. radical.
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