■ noun ( plural ~s ) a member of a group of young politically active hippies in the US during the 1960s.
Origin
1960s: acronym from Youth International Party + the suffix -ie , suggested by hippy 1 .
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a member of a group of young politically active hippies in the US during the 1960s.
Origin
1960s: acronym from Youth International Party + the suffix -ie , suggested by hippy 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004