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Hip Glossary – Score
Score: To finally get something highly desired. “Dude, I scored a gram of some killer Nepalese finger hash.”
Hip Glossary – SCUM
SCUM: The Society for Cutting Up Men. Founded by feminist Valerie Solanis, the woman who shot Andy Warhol. In 1967, she wrote the SCUM Manifesto, which delcared war against men and the male dominated society.
Hip Glossary – Screw
Screw: To have sex. “We screwed all night”. Insult. “Screw you!”. Screw Magazine – Pioneering Porno Magazine published by Al Goldstein.
Hip Glossary – SDS
SDS: Students for a Democratic Society. Leftist group that organized many student protests against ROTC on campus, against the draft and the war. Some of the more radical elements formed the Weathermen, who believed in using violent means to get… Continue reading
Hip Glossary – Self-Determination
Self-Determination: The right of any people to determine for themselves who should govern them and how. The U.S. action in Vietnam denied the Vietnamese the right of Self-Determination.
Hip Glossary – Selling Out
Selling Out: To sacrifice one’s counter-culture ideals for acceptance by society or material gain.
Hip Glossary – Shag
Shag: To screw, have sex. (England)
Hip Glossary – Shake
Shake: Loose leafy marijuana left at the bottom of the bag after the buds have been removed.
Hip Glossary – Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar: Famous sitar player from India. He wooed the crowd with his mastery at the 1967 Monterey Pop festival and got a very long standing ovation and thus became a legend. He taught George Harrison how to play the sitar in 1966.
Hip Glossary – Shindig
Shindig: A dance party. Also the name of a ’60s TV show that featured the latest music and go-go dancers.