Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
Similar
flower peoplehipsters
Broader
youth subculture
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hippies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippies
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“hippies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippies. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hippies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippies.
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