yippie
Cry of delight
A yippie was a member of the Youth International Party, a countercultural activist group that combined radical politics with theatrical protest in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Yippies staged absurdist demonstrations—like nominating a pig for president—to mock mainstream politics and attract media attention.
The term blends "hippie" with "yip" (the party's acronym).
Now mostly historical: The yippies disrupted the 1968 Democratic convention.
Public expression of disapproval
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
direct action · civil disobedience · agitator · Chicago Seven · anti-war · 1960s · prank · guerrilla theater
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
revolution · direct action · civil disobedience · agitator · Chicago Seven · anti-war · 1960s · prank · guerrilla theater · Vietnam
hooray
Exclamation of delight
yahoo · yay · whee · hallelujah · huzzah · whoopee · yeehaw · hooray · celebration · cheer
- Counterculture IconsTimothy Leary, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Huey Newton
yippieconservative
Cautious about altering customs
square · hard hat · silent majority · hawk · conformist
yippiesquare
Rhombus with right angles
conformist · straight · straight-laced · organization man · company man
- yippee ki yayExuberant Western exclamation
- yippee ki-yayExuberant cowboy exclamation