Nope The word hippie was in use before it referred to the hippie subculture Read Hippie etymology Unless you can find a secondary source showing that the Rolling Stones were using it to refer to the subculture then you don t have a dispute We don t do original research The Fallon citation isn t sourced to Fallon it s found in multiple sources that make that claim Take a look at the citation in the Hippie article Perry 2005 p 19 Sinclair Mick 2004 San Francisco A Cultural and Literary History Signal Books p 205 ISBN 1902669649 Singleton Carl Wildin Rowena 1999 The Sixties in America Salem Press p 334 ISBN 0893569828 Stevens 1998 pp 299 300 Tompkins 2001 vol 7 1960 1969 Now all you have to do is find one that refers to the Rolling Stones The addition of McCleary s numerous theories abound as to the origin of this word is a great start in the right direction The next step is to find sources for additional theories I recommend using the library Good luck Talk