hippie

Plural: hippies

Noun

A nonconformist, especially from the 1960s.
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.
A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat.
Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
One who is hip.

Adj

Of or pertaining to hippies.
Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

Examples

He played ’HIPPIE’ on a triple word score, embracing the free spirit of the game.
That dress looks very hippie.
They used a bunch of hippie compression formats instead of the usual RAR and ZIP.

Origin / Etymology

From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.

Synonyms

flower child, hippy, hipster, beatnik, treehugger

Scrabble Score: 13

hippie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hippie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hippie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

hippie: valid Words With Friends Word