Synonyms for hippie


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hip-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɪp i


Définition of hippie

Origin :
  • c.1965, American English (Haight-Ashbury slang); earlier hippie, 1953, was a usually disparaging variant of hipster (1941) "person who is keenly aware of the new and stylish," from hip "up-to-date" (see hip (adj.)).
  • noun nonconformist
Example sentences :
  • “My mom was in a wheelchair for ten years before she passed,” a hippie told him.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Up ahead, I saw someone, a middle-aged lady in a hippie dress, falter and fall.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow

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