noun
- a person, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, who rejected conventional society and promoted peace, love, and personal freedom, often characterized by long hair, casual dress, and liberal attitudes
Usage: informal
Examples
- Many hippies gathered at Woodstock in 1969.
- She dressed like a hippie with flowing skirts and beaded jewelry.
- The hippie movement promoted peace and opposed the Vietnam War.
- Former hippies from the 1960s now work in corporate jobs.
- The coffee shop had a hippie vibe with tie-dye decorations.
- He grew his hair long and adopted a hippie lifestyle.