hippie

or hip·py

[ hip-ee ]

noun

1. 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.

hippie

/ ˈhɪpɪ /

noun

1. See hippy
   a variant spelling of hippy 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of hippie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; hip ⁴ + -ie

Example Sentences

Like many in the Triangle, Stein is a second-generation farmer, tending a 5,000-square-foot plot inherited from his parents—hippies who bought the land for cheap in the 1970s during the “Back to the Land” movement.

From Nautilus

The founders of Ben & Jerry’s may be known as hippie throwbacks, but in many ways they were ahead of their time.

From Quartz

I was about this tall with all this hair and I was listening to hippie music.

From Washington Post

In rural areas, she puts an American flag on her bicycle, which she said makes the locals feel like she’s one of them, “even if I’m a hippie on a bike.”

From Washington Post

Young hippie couples on holiday who’ve unwittingly befriended a murderer suddenly lose their dinners or pass out in puddles of puke.

From Time

And before you jump to assumptions, know that I'm no hippie.

From The Daily Beast

Ex-hippie Billy Hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying Turkish prison.

From The Daily Beast

In Israel, the hippie-hangout of Akhziv Land added its claim to independence to the already-contentious land of Israel.

From The Daily Beast

She is a local hippie, the most Zen out of all of us in the apartment.

From The Daily Beast

Soso, played by newcomer Kimiko Glenn, is a hippie in the worst sense of the word.

From The Daily Beast

Up ahead, I saw someone, a middle-aged lady in a hippie dress, falter and fall.

From Project Gutenberg

“My mom was in a wheelchair for ten years before she passed,” a hippie told him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bohemian
• flower child
• free spirit