so, I was in greek lessons, and the teacher startet talking of the ancient greek prefixe "hipp", meaning "horse", and that we still use in french, and some english words (hippopotamus-sp?) and prolly other languages... My question is, does the word "hippy" have anything to do with it? Did the person who found the word was thinking of this...... How the heck was "hippy" created?????????? if you have ANY idea.............it's welcome! kissouille moony
well... what about being 'hip' and someone who is hip is a hippie? I don't know where hip came from, but it's probably one of the so many words that's created because of its sound... someone thought hip sounded hip... if you know what I mean. and the word for horse is hippos... well, in nominative
The word Hip was a slang word to describe the Beat generation, as being in the know..they are Hip/ Hipsters.. as the new generation moved in they being younger were call hippies..there are hundreds of words that are used daily that is not in the dictionary, like "ite"=alright or 's'up'= what is up.. or witchadicha= you did not bring" it with you did you." <shameless>
Hipp is from horse. That could work, as horses are the freest, purest, most beautiful creatures on this planet, as any GOOD hippy should be. strawpuppy
well, if you want to relate two things, it's never too hard. Imagine the word "hippo" meant a tree, or a stone or just the bone hip tree: they're environmentalists, love green, rave parties and nature stone: they're stoned all the time the hip bone: They're half naked and dance all the time, use drugs and have a balanced diet, you can count their hips! (well, this was the most ridiculously determinist one but as an example it works)
I don't eithier, but it's quite funny really. Hippy was just a media creation to label people with a 'hippy attitude/lifestyle' a derivative of 'hip' as far as I know.
the beat thing, then the media came up with hippie talking about the "new beats", but yes it all came from hipsters.
That's what I just said, dont try to sound smart by copying me, it doesnt work. ....Especially when two people have already said the exact same thing.
i know i was agreeing with you, i'm also saying that the media came up with what were think of as a hippie.
Yer both Key-rect.... The press labeled us "hippies" in the 60's because of the catch phrase most of us used to reply to almost everything... i.e.: Fang: "Hey man, did you know that we're bein' called Hippies now?" Sasha: "I'm hip, man!" We called ourselves "Freaks". The term freak came about from visiting the Free Clinic on the NE corner of Haight/Ashbury. Like we would get together and look for something to do. Someone would say; "Hey man, let's go down to the Free Clinic to see who's sick." Please say: Free Clinic 5x's fast... see what I mean? "Freaks of America... It Can happen here." ~ Frank Zappa
do none of you realize it was a put down........................ then later on they kindof embraced it..................................... kinda like how people called them freaks to make them mad, and they wold just say thank you
no! "hippies" was actually a negative word titled to the people who called themselves 'the beautiful people' but it got so over-used in the media that the 'hippies' in later generations adopted it for themselves period. It originally had a negative connotation
