When we hear the word “hippie” we automatically think of peace signs, flowers, bell bottom jeans and the word groovy, but why is that? This culture and persona all started with a youth movement of counterculture in the 1960s. Hippies began in big cities like San Francisco and New York and eventually, the idea of a hippie had caught on and spread significantly! The word hippie comes from the word “hip” which is a term that has always meant fashionable, cool, up-to-date, etc.