variants
or hippy
plural hippies
: a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic
broadly
: a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person
Examples of hippie in a Sentence
She used to be a hippie, but she's fairly conservative now.
The band appeals to a new generation of hippies.
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Cotton uniquely connects the brand to California and the hippie culture that played a pivotal moment in women’s fashion history in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Radical hippie heroes like Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman began to go off the rails, and the peace movement as a whole started to lose its efficacy.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Sometimes one surly hippie – think Bernie Sanders – would hold out and refuse to leave.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
And how did Manson turn a group of peaceful hippies into savage killers?
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
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Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Radical hippie heroes like Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman began to go off the rails, and the peace movement as a whole started to lose its efficacy.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Sometimes one surly hippie – think Bernie Sanders – would hold out and refuse to leave.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
And how did Manson turn a group of peaceful hippies into savage killers?
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hippie
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“Hippie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippie. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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