yippies
/ˈjɪpiz/
noun
- Members of a 1960s-70s countercultural activist group that combined hippie ideals with political protest, especially against the Vietnam War.
- The yippies organized a famous protest outside the Democratic National Convention in 1968.
- My grandfather was a yippie who believed in peace, love, and direct action.
- The yippies used humor and street theater to draw attention to their causes.