HIPPIE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Hippy

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈhɪpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(especially in the 1960s) a person of unconventional appearance, typically having long hair, associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs

Short Definition:

person of unconventional appearance with long hair

Examples:
  • hippies and spiritual seekers made their way to India in the sixties in search of enlightenment
  • she joined a band of hippies in the West Country and helped to set up the Glastonbury festival
Variant Forms:
  • hippie

Word: Hippy

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈhɪpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to hippies or the subculture associated with them

Short Definition:

relating to hippies

Examples:
  • the birthplace of the hippy movement
Variant Forms:
  • hippie

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