flower child
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of flower child
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; from the conventional image of such people as carrying and distributing flowers
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Strong, best known as the feckless media heir of Succession, plays Jerry Rubin as a perpetually half-stoned flower child, a naïve Harpo to Hoffman’s smartass Groucho.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2020
Some early models had a flower vase, typically mounted on the dashboard as the perfect flower child accessory.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2018
The New Zealand native grew up as a flower child nursed on classic rock and protest songs; Filler strums her guitar and says, “Remember this one?” as she leads brief singalongs.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2018
Husky-voiced and eccentric, she was a dissipated flower child, somewhat resembling an underground Shirley MacLaine.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2012
The flower child gives Ma a half-hearted Namaste.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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