hippies (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hippies*:
NOUN	group	hippies, flower people, hipsters	a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s

hippies > pronunciation
Sounds	hhih'piyz
Rhymes	Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...

English > *hippies*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace / peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored / favored acid rock and progressive rock music.
Synonyms	flower people, hipsters
Members	hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child	someone who rejects the established culture
Broader	youth subculture	A minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members
Spanish	hippies, hipsters
Catalan	hippies, hipsters

HyperDic: hippies