yippie

Example Sentences

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At one point, the Parliament-Funkadelic leader utters, “bow wow wow, yippie yo yippie yay” — a line from his 1982 solo hit “Atomic Dog” that Snoop has used in multiple songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Not surprisingly, John and Yoko quickly ensconce themselves among the nation’s glitterati, making vital connections with the likes of "yippie" founder Jerry Rubin, Black Panther Bobby Seale and poet Allen Ginsberg.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

It soon became a yippie hangout and performance space, a place of experimentation of all forms.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2016

Out of this countercultural moment grew at least one influential parody religion, Discordianism – dedicated to the promulgation of a gleeful brand of yippie chaos.

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2015

Overthrow New York’s location is the Bleecker Street townhouse that once housed Abbie Hoffman’s yippies, and the place got its name from a yippie newspaper printed there.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2015