flower power

American

[flou-er pou-er] / ˈflaʊ ər ˌpaʊ ər /

noun

a slogan used by and associated with flower children of the 1960s and 1970s as representative of a movement for nonviolence, passive resistance, and universal love.

flower power British

noun

informal a youth cult of the late 1960s advocating peace and love, using the flower as a symbol; associated with drug-taking. Its adherents were known as flower children or flower people

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Etymology

Origin of flower power

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

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flower power

She was only into the peace, love and flower power, which was also going on at that time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

Tom Morello also once described Osbourne’s voice as the sound of “the no-hope working class driving a stake through the heart of the flower power generation.”

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025

"To come home and say to people we've been to San Francisco, in '68, '69 - it was a massive time for flower power and all the stuff that was going on there."

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2022

“It was the young people’s Hamlet. David’s gentleness and passivity jibed absolutely with flower power and all that. He was wonderful.’

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

While it might seem early to plan for upcoming flower power, spring weekends book quickly.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

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