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hippie

/ˈhɪpi/

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noun

Hippi, Beatnik-Imitator

(1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

Examples :

"In the late 1950s, John was considered a hippie because he wore berets and read poetry like the beatniks he admired. "

In den späten 1950er Jahren galt John als Hippi, weil er Baskenmützen trug und Gedichte las, wie die Beatniks, die er bewunderte.

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Hippie, Blumenkind

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

Examples :

"The hippie in my history class questioned the Vietnam War, much to the surprise of some of his classmates. "

Der Hippie in meiner Geschichtsstunde stellte den Vietnamkrieg in Frage, sehr zum Erstaunen einiger seiner Klassenkameraden.

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Gammler, Hippie

(modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and wearing unusually long hair (for males), and because of it, often stereotyped as a deadbeat.

Examples :

"The new student, a hippie, often wore his long hair in braids and colorful clothes to school. "

Der neue Schüler, ein Gammler, trug oft seine langen Haare geflochten und bunte Kleidung in der Schule.

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Jemand, der sich im Hippie-Stil kleidet

Someone who dresses in a hippie style.

Examples :

"My uncle, a hippie in his younger days, wore a colorful, embroidered shirt to the family picnic. "

Mein Onkel, in seinen jüngeren Jahren ein Hippie, trug ein buntes, besticktes Hemd zum Familienpicknick.

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Hippie

One who is hip.

Examples :

"My uncle, a hippie in his younger days, always wore brightly colored clothes to work. "

Mein Onkel, in jungen Jahren ein Hippie, trug zur Arbeit immer bunt gefärbte Kleidung.

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adjective

Hippie-

Of or pertaining to hippies.

Examples :

"That dress looks very hippie."

Dieses Kleid sieht sehr nach Hippie aus.

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Unkonventionell, unangepasst

Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

Examples :

"They used a bunch of hippie compression formats instead of the usual RAR and ZIP."

Sie verwendeten eine Reihe von unkonventionellen Komprimierungsformaten anstelle der üblichen RAR- und ZIP-Formate.

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