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Originally Posted by ellebud
As someone who was there: Hippy means that you are getting fat. Hippie means love beads, peace signs, and tie dyes.
Now I will lean on my cane and flounce out of the room.
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ha ha, this reminds me of that poem that was in Dear Abby. "Remember when hippie meant big in the hips?" I've honestly seen it spelled both ways.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie_(etymology)