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  2. Hippie - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] [9] The Beats adopted the term hip, and early hippies adopted the language and countercultural values of the Beat Generation. Hippies created their own communities, listened to psychedelic music, embraced the sexual revolution, and many used drugs such as marijuana and LSD to explore altered states of consciousness. [10] [11]

  3. Etymology of hippie - Wikipedia

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    According to lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower, the terms hipster and hippie derive from the word hip and the synonym hep, whose origins are disputed. [1] 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 ...

  4. List of slang names for cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Pot, a common slang name for cannabis, on a sign at a 2012 cannabis rights demonstration in New York City. More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the dried leaves and flowers harvested from the cannabis plant for drug use. [1] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.

  5. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  6. Detroit Slang - AOL

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    Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...

  7. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).

  8. History of the hippie movement - Wikipedia

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    [60] [61] [62] Hippies were also vilified and sometimes attacked by punks, [63] revivalist mods, greasers, football casuals, Teddy Boys and members of other American and European youth cultures in the 1970s and 1980s. Hippie ideals were a marked influence on anarcho-punk and some post-punk youth cultures, such as the Second Summer of Love.

  9. New list reveals most Googled slang words in Michigan - AOL

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    A new analysis suggests Americans are puzzled by popular Gen-Z terms.