hippie
A teenager who imitated the beatniksA teenager who imitated the beatniks.
» They're a couple of hippies.
Das sind ein paar Hippies.
Meaning
5 sensesA teenager who imitated the beatniks.
(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.
(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.
Hippie
хи́ппиxíppi
Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
(archaic, dated)Someone who is or tries to be hip.
Near-synonyms: hipster, hepster, trendite; see also Thesaurus:fashionable person
- someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
Examples
7 sentencesThey're a couple of hippies.
deDas sind ein paar Hippies. — Vortarulo
Tom's parents were hippies.
ruРодители Тома были хиппи. — marafon
deToms Eltern waren Hippies. — dasbeispielholz
Tom lives in a commune with hippies.
ruТом живёт в коммуне у хиппи. — alik_farber
deTom lebt in eine Hippie-Kommune. — al_ex_an_der
No one knows exactly how many people considered themselves hippies.
deNiemand weiß genau, wie viele Menschen sich als Hippies betrachteten. — al_ex_an_der
Those hippies think they would enjoy subsistence farming, but they have no idea how much work it is.
Translations
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Origin
From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.
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Forms
plural: hippiesSynonyms
18 synonyms- someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle:hippyhipsterflower child