gypsy vs hippie

gypsy

adj
  • 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. 

verb
  • To roam around the country like a gypsy. 

  • To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing. 

noun
  • An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny. 

  • 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.) 

  • A member of a Broadway musical chorus line. 

hippie

adj
  • Of or pertaining to hippies. 

  • Not conforming to generally accepted standards. 

noun
  • One who is hip. 

  • A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and has unusually long hair (for males), and is thus often stereotyped as a deadbeat. 

  • A teenager who imitated the beatniks. 

  • 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. 

  • Someone who dresses in a hippie style. 

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