( also hippy ) n [ C ]
a member of the movement of young people in the 1960s and 1970s who rejected conventional society and social habits. They dressed in unusual clothes, had long hair, often took illegal drugs, and believed in sexual freedom, sometimes living in large family groups called ‘communes’. They were also called ‘flower children’ because they believed in peace and love. The Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco became their centre, but there were hippies in all parts of the US and Western Europe.
See also flower power .