yippie

or Yip·pie

[ yip-ee ]

noun

1. a member of a group of radical, politically active hippies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yippie¹

1965–70, Americanism; Y(outh) I(nternational) P(arty) + -ie, on the model of hippie

Related Words

• bohemian
• flower child
• free spirit