flower power
[ flou-er pou-er ]
/ ˈflaʊ ər ˌpaʊ ər /
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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.
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Origin of flower power
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
Words nearby flower power
flower-of-an-hour, flower-of-Jove, flowerpecker, flower people, flowerpot, flower power, flowers, flowers of sulfur, flowers of sulphur, flowers of tan, flowery
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flower power
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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