HyperDic: hippies

English > 1 sense of the word hippies:
NOUNgrouphippies, flower people, hipstersa youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s
hippies > pronunciation
Soundshhih'piyz
RhymesAchilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...
English > hippies: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
Synonymsflower people, hipsters
Membershippie, hippy, hipster, flower childsomeone who rejects the established culture
Broaderyouth subcultureA minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members
Spanishhippies, hipsters
Catalanhippies, hipsters

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