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Hip Glossary – Flower Children

Flower Children: The hippies were called Flower Children because they wore flowers in their hair, on their clothes and painted flowers on everything.

Hip Glossary – Flower Power

Flower Power: Term coined in 1965 by Allen Ginsberg at an anti-war rally in Berkeley. It was Ginsberg’s way of encouraging a non-violent response to violence protesters encountered. Since hippies were fond of wearing and sharing flowers, Flower Power was… Continue reading

Hip Glossary – Fonda, Jane

Fonda, Jane: Actress daughter of Henry Fonda, Jane made a name for herself as a political activist when she married Tom Hayden, one of the Chicago Seven. Jane was also outspoken and made a controversial trip to Hanoi, North Vietnam… Continue reading

Hip Glossary – 4:20

4:20: Supposedly referred to the California penal code for marijuana use, but others say it was the time a certain group of students used to get together after classes to get high. Adopted by heads everywhere as the time to… Continue reading

Hip Glossary – Freak

Freak: To Freak or to Freak OUT. Freak could be used as a term for being ‘into’ something, as in interested in something..like..’Freaking over cars’. To Freak- usually meant to get upset or be afraid of something… Freak OUT- meant… Continue reading

Hip Glossary – Freaks

Freaks: Calling someone a ‘freak’—Freaks were people who were cool because it was who they were. Hippies often were hippies because it was the ‘in thing to do’. Freaks did things not because they were hip, but because it was… Continue reading