hippie
noun
- human subculture
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhɪpi/
adj
Etymology: From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.
- Of or pertaining to hippies.
“That dress looks very hippie.”
“The drug-taking he's writing about is less hippie than punk: it's about speed and smack and pills as much as hallucinogens and weed, about compulsion as well as escape.”
- Not conforming to generally accepted standards.
“They used a bunch of hippie compression formats instead of the usual RAR and ZIP.”
noun
Etymology: From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.
- A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- 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.
- 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.
- One who is hip.