hippy
noun /ˈhɪpi/
/ˈhɪpi/
(also hippie)
(plural hippies)
- a person who rejects the way that most people live in Western society, often having long hair, wearing brightly coloured clothes and taking illegal drugs. The hippy movement was most popular in the 1960s.CultureHippies also believed in sexual freedom, sometimes living in large groups like families called ' communes'. They were sometimes called ' flower children' because they believed in peace and love. The Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco became their centre, but there were hippies in all parts of the US and Western Europe.see also flower power