hippy

Broad around pelvis

Hippy is a variant spelling of hippie—a member of the 1960s counterculture movement that rejected mainstream values in favor of peace, love, communal living, and psychedelic exploration.

The spelling with -y appears less frequently than hippie but carries identical meaning: a hippy commune, hippy ideals.

Separately, hippy describes someone with wide or prominent hips: She's a bit hippy.

counterculture

flower power

Nonviolent resistance ideology

Woodstock · Summer of Love · love-in · Haight-Ashbury · drop out · tune in · turn on · underground · alternative lifestyle · peace movement

philosophy

peace

Freedom from disturbance

freedom · spirituality · meditation · yoga · vegetarianism · environmentalism · simple living · anti-materialism · pacifism · collective consciousness

fashion

tie-dye

Bound-fabric coloring technique

patchwork · beads · sandals · long hair · flowing skirts · peasant blouse · love beads · peace symbol · flowers · bandana

festival

Woodstock

Landmark 1969 music festival

camping · mud · crowds · bands · stages · vendors · crafts · dancing · gathering · celebration

lifestyle

commune

Shared-living community

back-to-nature · sustainable · handmade · artisanal · incense · candles · herbs · natural foods · co-op · free spirit

music

Grateful Dead

Legendary jam band

Janis Joplin · Jimi Hendrix · Bob Dylan · Joan Baez · The Doors · psychedelic rock · jam band · acoustic guitar · protest songs · sitar

psychedelic

LSD

Psychedelic hallucinogen

  • acidLow-pH chemical compound
  • psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
  • shroomsHallucinogenic fungi, informally

mescaline · trip · hallucination · mind-expanding · altered states · Timothy Leary · kaleidoscopic · visionary · consciousness · mandala

Opposites
BODY SHAPE (anatomical)

hippyboyish

Resembling a young lad

willowy · slender · lean · angular · svelte

COUNTERCULTURAL IDENTITY (hippie subculture)

hippysquare

Rhombus with right angles

straight · conformist · conservative · yuppie · traditionalist

political/social values

hippyhawk

Taloned predatory bird

militarist · hardhat · warmonger · jingoist · right-winger

Phrases
Family

hip, hippie, hipster, hippies, hipness, hippyish

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G