Etymology From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.
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A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
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Derogatory, Sometimes 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.
1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era; 1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era
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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.
Etymology From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.
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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.2011, Mike Marqusee, Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s, →ISBN:
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You have to understand I worked in a very hippie nightclub for years, and the majority of the staff did not even like the Grateful Dead.2012, Christopher Lento, The Bartender Diaries...A Life Fantastic!, →ISBN, page 126:
And then I discovered LSD, you can't get much more hippie than that.2013, Ian Young, It's Not about Me!: Confessions of a Recovered Outlaw Addict, →ISBN: