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yippie

yippie

1 9.9
A person in a 1960s political group who used humor to protest
  • noun
  • /ˈjɪpi/
  • Archaic
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  • Come on, be a little dumb-ass yippie poodle.

Examples

  • "I knew the words, even the yippie-ai-ayes.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • - I am a "yippie-ki-yay yes"!

    Sisters (2015)

  • Oh, I think I might add a couple yippie yie yays, You know, give it a cowboy feel.

    Camouflage (2001)

  • You sure make Daddy's day yippie ki yay.

    Blog text (20)

  • In this case, Google's target audience isn't the yippie-dippie iPhone crowd.

    Blog text (29)

  • In the 1960s, a yippie might have protested against the Vietnam War while advocating for radical social change.

  • Many famous rebels were styled as yippies, promoting peace and free expression during the counterculture movement.

  • The yippie group organized a series of demonstrations to challenge the establishment and inspire youth activism.

Surface Forms

yippie singular
yippies plural

Etymology

Yippie was the name used by members of the YIP, short for 'Youth International Party', a 1960s American protest group. So a yippie is 'a member of that group', which is why the word means that political activist.