hippie counterculture

Meaning

A social movement of the 1960s and 1970s that rejected conventional middle-class values, favoring communal living, pacifism, and experimentation with alternative lifestyles.

Examples

• The hippie counterculture emerged as a direct response to the political and social tensions of the Vietnam War era.
• Many fashion trends today are still heavily influenced by the aesthetic of the 1960s hippie counterculture.