hippy
/ˈhɪpi/noun
उच्चारण हिपी
हिप्पी
Core word
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a person who rejects the usual values and way of life of society, often wearing long hair and colourful clothes; especially connected with young people in the 1960s
हिप्पी
- In the 1970s many hippies travelled overland to India and Nepal.
- My uncle was a hippy who lived in Goa for years.
- The old hippy still wears flowers in his hair.
+ 2 more examples
- Some hippies lived in small huts on the beach.
- She dressed like a hippy, with bright scarves and beads.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hippy (countable)
Hippy is a variant spelling of hippie; the plural is hippies and the word is countable.
'Hippy', hippie का वैकल्पिक वर्तनी रूप है; plural hippies है और यह countable है।
- A hippy sat under the banyan tree playing a flute.
- The town was full of hippies in the 1970s.
hippy + noun
Before a noun, hippy describes clothes, music and a way of life linked to the movement.
Noun से पहले 'hippy' उस आंदोलन से जुड़े कपड़ों, संगीत और जीवन-शैली का वर्णन करता है।
- He wore a hippy headband.
- They lived in a hippy commune.
hippy (informal, sometimes critical)
In some contexts, calling someone a hippy can sound critical, so it is used with care.
कुछ संदर्भों में किसी को hippy कहना आलोचना जैसा लग सकता है, इसलिए इसका सावधानी से प्रयोग करें।
- His father dismissed him as a lazy hippy.
- She was proud to be called a hippy.
hippy (adjective, informal)
Informally, hippy also works as an adjective for a style that looks relaxed and colourful.
Informal रूप में 'hippy' ढीली-ढाली और रंगीन शैली का विशेषण भी हो सकता है।
- She wears a hippy kind of jewellery.
- It is a hippy cafe with floor cushions.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hippy
oldlong-hairedpeace-lovingformeryoung
- A long-haired hippy walked into the cafe.
hippy + noun
trailstylecommunemovementbeads
- The hippy trail passed through India.
verb + hippy
look likedress likemeetbecomecall sb
- He looked like a hippy with his beads.
hippy + clothing
bell-bottomskurtabandanasandals
- She wore bell-bottoms and a hippy bandana.
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- The old hippy sold handmade bracelets near the beach.
बूढ़ा hippy समुद्र-तट के पास हाथ से बने कंगन बेच रहा था।
- Radhika's film club watched a documentary on the hippy trail.
राधिका के film club ने hippy trail पर एक documentary देखी।
- The hippy generation questioned war and money.
Hippy पीढ़ी ने युद्ध और धन पर प्रश्न उठाए।
- They called him a hippy because of his long hair.
लंबे बालों के कारण उन्होंने उसे hippy कहा।
- Goa still keeps a hippy flea market every week.
गोवा में आज भी हर सप्ताह एक hippy flea market लगता है।
- The shop sells hippy bags with colourful patterns.
दुकान रंग-बिरंगी डिज़ाइन वाले hippy बैग बेचती है।
- Radhika's aunt still has a hippy skirt from her college days.
राधिका की मौसी के पास कॉलेज के दिनों की एक hippy स्कर्ट अब भी है।
- The hippy trail brought many visitors to Kathmandu.
Hippy trail ने काठमांडू में बहुत-से आगंतुकों को पहुँचाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The hippy are sitting on the beach.
✓ The hippies are sitting on the beach.
The plural of hippy is hippies, not hippy.
Hippy का plural hippies है, hippy नहीं।
AaSpelling
Both hippy and hippie are correct.
Hippy और hippie दोनों रूप सही हैं।