Hippie (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The old hippie refused to sell out to the corporate world and instead lived off the grid in a commune.
- She was a total hippie, always talking about the revolution and the evils of capitalist society.
- The hippie movement of the 1960s sought to challenge traditional American values and promote free love and peace.
- After college, he became a hippie and spent years traveling the country in a psychedelic-painted bus, attending music festivals and protests.
- Her parents were hippies who met at Woodstock and raised her on a steady diet of rock music, anti-war protests, and organic food.