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hippie

[hip-ee] / ˈhɪp i /


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“We were as hippie-ish as hippie could be, while still being responsible.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Christine Devin, who arrived in 1974 after travelling overland on the hippie trail from Paris, remembers digging wells, irrigating the land and everyone pitching in to build houses and communal buildings like the solar kitchen.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Sausalito has since transformed from hippie backwater to high-end suburb, but the club maintains an air of salty informality.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Whiteman has always been culturally engaged, his father was a jazz musician, but in his youth some team-mates would call him a "hippie".

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Zach called it hippie ballet, but I thought it was kind of graceful and athletic.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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