hippy
/ˈhɪpi/
hippy is the alternative spelling of hippie.
Meaning of hippie
Noun
hippie (plural hippies)
- A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- Synonyms:
- beatnik
- 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
- A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat.
- Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
- 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
Adjective
hippy (comparative hippier, superlative hippiest)
- 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
Forms of hippy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hippies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | hippier |
| superlative | hippiest |
Words formed from hippy
Phrases with hippy
Words that rhyme with hippy
Questions about hippy
- What does hippy mean?
- Hippy means having large or prominent hips.
- What is hippy the alternative spelling of?
- Hippy is the alternative spelling of hippie.
- What part of speech is hippy?
- Hippy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hippy?
- Hippy is pronounced /ˈhɪpi/.
Words near hippy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hippy (page history and authors); hippie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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