Gypsy vs. Hippie

Gypsynoun

alternative form of Gypsy|nodot=1: a member of the Romani people.

Gypsynoun

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

Gypsynoun

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). whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.}}

Gypsynoun

(dated) A person with a dark complexion.

Gypsynoun

(dated) A sly, roguish woman.

Gypsyadjective

alternative form of Gypsy|nodot=1: of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).

Gypsyadjective

(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.

Gypsyverb

(intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.

Gypsyverb

To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.

Gypsynoun

One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany.

Gypsynoun

The language used by the gypsies.

Gypsynoun

A dark-complexioned person.

Gypsynoun

A cunning or crafty person.

Gypsyadjective

Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.

Gypsyverb

To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods.

Gypsynoun

a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents

Gypsynoun

the Indic language of the Gypsies

Hippienoun

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

Hippienoun

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who ascribes 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.

Hippienoun

(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.

Hippienoun

Someone who dresses in a hippie style.

Hippienoun

One who is hip.

Hippieadjective

Of or pertaining to hippies.

Hippieadjective

(colloquial) Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

Hippienoun

Someone who rejects the established culture, dresses casually, and advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle. Used especially of those in the late 1960's, mostly in their late teens and early twenties, who conspicuously rejected traditional culture by dressing casually, if male wore their hair long, and wore folksy or used clothing adorned with beads, headbands, and often flowers; they emphasized the importance of love and direct personal relations rather than success-oriented businesslike behavior, strove for spontaneity, sometimes lived communally, and in some cases tried to expand their consciousness by various psychological techniques such as meditation, or through the use of consciousness-altering drugs such as marijuana or LSD. By the end of the Vietnam war in the 1970's, the numbers of people living a visibly hippie lifestyle had dramatically decreased, though some people continue to develop similar views and live with the same outlook.

Hippienoun

someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle

Hippie

A hippie, also spelled as hippy, is a member of the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks who moved into New York City's Greenwich Village, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, and Chicago's Old Town community.