Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yippie

/ˈjɪ.pi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: yip-pie
IPA: /ˈjɪ.pi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies.

intj

Alternative form of yippee.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of yippie (“member of the Youth International Party”).

Etymology

From initials of "Youth International Party" + -ie (influenced by hippie).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjɪ.pi/

Inflected Forms

yippies (plural)

Homonyms

yippy

Rhymes With

mississippi hippie hippy trippy skippy chippy zippy sippy nippy slippy dippy lippy

Questions

How do you pronounce yippie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɪ.pi/.
What does yippie mean?: A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies.
Where does yippie come from?: From initials of "Youth International Party" + -ie (influenced by hippie).

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