Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hippies

1 sense of hippies

Sense 1
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)
       => youth subculture -- (a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hippie

1 sense of hippie

Sense 1
hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child -- (someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle)
       => reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist -- (a disputant who advocates reform)