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- [hip-ee]
- /ˈhɪp i/
- /ˈhɪp.i/
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- [hip-ee]
- /ˈhɪp i/
Definitions of hippy word
- adjective hippy having big hips. 1
- abbreviation HIPPY hippie. 1
- noun hippy 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 hippy Alternative spelling of hippie. 1
- noun hippy bohemian, freethinker 1
- adjective hippy of bohemian lifestyle 1
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Origin of hippy
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; hip1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Hippy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hippy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".
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