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hippy

/ˈhɪpi/

hippy is the alternative spelling of hippie.

Meaning of hippie

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.
  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

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

Forms of hippy

Noun
pluralhippies
Adjective
comparativehippier
superlativehippiest

Words formed from hippy

Phrases with hippy

Words that rhyme with hippy

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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

  1. hippuristanolide
  2. hippurite
  3. hippurites
  4. hippuritic
  5. hippus
  6. hippy
  7. hippy crack
  8. hippy flip
  9. hippy flipping
  10. hippy flips
  11. hippy jump

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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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