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HIPPIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
Synonyms:
flower child; hippie; hippy; hipster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hippie" is a kind of...):
crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)
Holonyms ("hippie" is a member of...):
flower people; hippies; hipsters (a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music)