hippy

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hip·py1 • n. & adj. variant spelling of hippie.hip·py2 • adj. having large hips.

hippy

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hippy especially in the 1960s, a person of unconventional appearance, typically having long hair and wearing beads, associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs. The name comes from hip meaning ‘following the latest fashion, understanding, aware’.

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