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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Woody and Adventurous: 19-69 Invisible Post 19-69’s Invisible Post was inspired by the hippie movement of 1967, known as the Summer of Love.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Their newly single mother went off for a year to train as a mountain guide, leaving the girls with their gentle, ineffectual hippie father.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Lovers of hippie, Western, and Harley Davidson styles will want to stop by the little 1940s house.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
This jacket already borders on 70s nostalgia, positioning it as one of the hippie movement's favorite outerwear pieces.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Their newly single mother went off for a year to train as a mountain guide, leaving the girls with their gentle, ineffectual hippie father.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Lovers of hippie, Western, and Harley Davidson styles will want to stop by the little 1940s house.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
This jacket already borders on 70s nostalgia, positioning it as one of the hippie movement's favorite outerwear pieces.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 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 8 Apr. 2025.
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