Creole peoples Creole peoples Creole people are ethnic groups which originated during the colonial-era from racial mixing between Europeans and non-European peoples, known as creolisation. These groups are typically descended from White Western European colonial settlers, West African slaves, Haitians and indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Creole peoples vary widely in ethnic background and mixture, and many have since developed distinct ethnic identities. The development of creole languages is attributed to, but independent of, the emergence of creole ethnic identities. The English word "creole" derives from the French "créole", which in turn came from Portuguese "crioulo", a diminutive of
Etymology of hippie actually connected to the hippie subculture). An example is its use by the South Park cartoon character, Eric Cartman. Etymology of hippie This article discusses the etymology of the word "hippie". According to lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower, the terms "hipster" and "hippie" derive from the word "hip" and the synonym "hep", whose origins are unknown. The words "hip" and "hep" first surfaced in slang around the beginning of the 20th century and spread quickly, making their first appearance in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1904. At the time, the words were used to mean "aware" and "in the know." In the