Meaning of hippie in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɪpi/

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  1. Noun

    hippie

    Etymology

    1940s (denoting a person who is knowledgeable about jazz music and its associated culture): from hip+ -y

    Definitions

    1. someone who rejects the established culture

    Examples

    • « advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle »

Famous quotes

  • « I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love. »
    Sherman Hemsley
  • « My real fantasy if I was to drop out would be to live in a mobile home and be a hippie and drive around festivals and have millions of children - children with dreadlocks and nose rings - and play the flute. »
    Rachel Weisz
  • « I don't think it's too hippie to want to clean up the planet so you don't wind up dying of some kind of cancer when you're 45 years old. It enrages me that these big cancer-research organizations can't be bothered to man the front lines of environmental protest. »
    Jello Biafra
  • « I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings. »
    Katy Perry
  • « I used to travel in tennis shoes I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco. »
    Amy Irving

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