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hippie
[ hip-ee ]
noun
- a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
hippie
/ ˈ³óɪ±èɪ /
noun
- a variant spelling of hippy 1
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The compound is known colloquially among recreational drug users as “whippets,†“balloons,†“hippie crack†or “Galaxy Gas,†after one popular brand.
His first trip to India on the hippie trail and each subsequent trip there has humbled his self-assuredness, he says.
Upon stepping into the clubhouse, Steinbrenner was repulsed by the long hair, mutton chops and flowing mustaches then associated with hippies and the anti-establishment movement.
They often communicate personal ideology, ranging from a hippie’s transmission of peace and love to a veteran’s pride for his country.
The bestselling author of more than 11 books, including classics like “Another Roadside Attraction,†“Even Cowgirls Get the Blues†and “Jitterbug Perfume,†morphed the 1960s optimistic hippie sensibility into bizarre and playful stories.
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