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   hip·pie

   /ˈhipē/

   noun

   • 1. (especially in the 1960s) a person of unconventional appearance, typically having long hair, associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs: "hippies and spiritual seekers made their way to India in the sixties in search of enlightenment"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to hippies or the subculture associated with them: "the birthplace of the hippie movement"

   Word Origin 1940s (denoting a person who is knowledgeable about jazz music and its associated culture): from hip3 + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hippiness noun
   • 2. hippyish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

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