different between gypsy vs hippie

English

Alternative forms

• gipsy, gipsey, gypsey, gypsie (archaic)
• gyptian

Etymology

See Gypsy. The generic usage that refers to any itinerant person.

Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???p.si/
• Rhymes: -?psi

Noun

gypsy (plural gypsies)

1. (sometimes offensive) Alternative form of Gypsy: a member of the Romani people.
2. (colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
   • c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene 7,^[1]

     Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.

3. (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
4. (theater) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
5. (dated) A person with a dark complexion.
6. (dated) A sly, roguish woman.

Usage notes

See notes at Gypsy.

Synonyms

• (contra dancing): gyre, gyp, gip

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

gypsy (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
2. (offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.

Usage notes

See the notes about Gypsy.

Derived terms

Verb

gypsy (third-person singular simple present gypsies, present participle gypsying, simple past and past participle gypsied)

1. (intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.
2. To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
   • 1992 April 7, [email protected], contra-gypsies, in rec.folk-dancing, Usenet:

     Look at the person you're gypsying with, and convey the message that you notice them as a person and that you're glad that they're there, […]

   • 1998, September 9, Jonathan Sivier, Contra Corners - followed by gypsy, in rec.folk-dancing, Usenet:

     The only one I know of is The Tease by Tom Hinds which starts with the actives gypsying and then swinging their neighbors and ends with contra […]

See also

References

• gypsy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Alternative forms

• hippy

Etymology

From 1953, a usually disparaging variant of hipster. See also etymology of hippie.

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?p'i, IPA^(key): /?h?pi/
• Rhymes: -?pi

Noun

hippie (plural hippies)

1. (1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

   Synonym: beatnik

2. (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.

   Synonyms: treehugger, flower child

3. (modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat.
4. Someone who dresses in a hippie style.
5. One who is hip.

Derived terms

• hippiedom
• hippieism

Related terms

• hip
• hipster

Translations

Adjective

hippie (comparative hippier, superlative hippiest)

1. Of or pertaining to hippies.
2. (colloquial, humorous) Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

Related terms

• hep
• hip

See also

• feral

Further reading

• hippie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Epiphi

Czech

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m

1. hippie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English hippie.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hip?pie

Noun

hippie m or f (plural hippies)

1. hippie

French

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m or f (plural hippies)

1. hippie

Adjective

hippie (plural hippies)

1. hippie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English hippie and hippy.

Noun

hippie m (definite singular hippien, indefinite plural hippier, definite plural hippiene)

1. a hippie or hippy

References

• “hippie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English hippie and hippy.

Noun

hippie m (definite singular hippien, indefinite plural hippiar, definite plural hippiane)

1. a hippie or hippy

References

• “hippie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m, f (plural hippies)

1. hippie (member of a nonconformist subculture of the 1960s)

Spanish

Etymology

From English hippie.

Noun

hippie m or f (plural hippies)

1. hippie