hippies

Noun

hippie (plural hippies)

1. (1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

   Synonyms:

   beatnik

2. (derogatory, sometimes, 1960s slang, still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

   Synonyms:

   tree hugger, flower child

3. (derogatory, modern, slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat.
4. Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
5. (archaic, dated) Someone who is or tries to be hip.
   • Near-synonyms: hipster, hepster, trendite; see also Thesaurus:fashionable person

   Synonyms:

   hipster, hepster, trendite, Corinthian, faddist, fashionable, fashionist, fashionista, hepcat, sophisto

See all 7 meanings of hippie

Adjective

hippy (comparative hippier, superlative hippiest)

1. Having large or prominent hips.
   • The girls were hefty, big-breasted and strong and their blonde hair was in slight disarray. […] They were full-lipped, broad-nosed, hippy girls and they were very tired.1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row