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Hippie Dictionary 
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| "if the van's rockin don't come
knockin" |
originally found on a bumper sticker for Volkswagen
buses |
| I'm Hip |
I understand, I agree |
| Instant Karma |
being immediately rewarded or penalized for a good or bad
deed |
| "it's been real" |
it has been nice, usually used sarcastically |
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| Jack |
a 60s twist on the word, it meant "nothing" |
| Jam |
to leave a place, to go |
| Jammin(g) |
an unstructured music event, or musicians playing off each
others impromptu composing |
| Jet |
to move quickly or to leave quickly |
| Joint |
a marijuana cigarette |
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| Keep the Faith |
stay true to your beliefs, keep up the fight against the war
and the establishment |
| Ken Doll |
guys who cared too much about their looks and appearance |
| Killer |
an adjective about something that's great |
| Kiss Off |
telling someone to stop or to leave |
| Kiss Up |
to flatter, flirt or always agree with |
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| Laid Back |
relaxed, easy going, not easily ruffled |
| La La Land |
either drunk, stoned or just naturally crazy |
| Later |
goodbye, short for see you .... |
| Lay a Trip |
to mess with someone's head, to create confusion or
conflict |
| Lay It On Me |
let someone know something, to give someone something |
| Let It All Hang Out |
to act without restraint, to let go of inhibitions |
| Libber |
a female who supports the women's liberation, sometimes
said derogatorily |
| Light Show |
psychedelic lights at a rock concert |
| Load |
heavy or burdensome thoughts |
| Longhairs |
hippies, used by straight society as an insult |
| Love In |
a gathering of people to be close and spiritual (sexual or
not) |
| "love it or leave it" |
America, either accept what is going on or leave the
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| LSD |
a hallucinogenic drug |
| Lump It |
learn to live with it |
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| Main Squeeze |
boyfriend or girlfriend |
| Make a Move On |
to flirt or seduce someone |
| Make It (Makin It) |
to have sex |
| Marijuana |
the leaf and flower of the cannabis plant, smoked to give a
euphoric effect |
| Mean Machine |
a good looking, fast or otherwise cool car |
| Mess Around |
to be playful in a general or in a sexual way |
| Middle America |
signified mainstream, middle class conservative
Americans |
| Militant |
old term which was used a lot in the 60s, means someone who
advocates violence to achieve political goals |
| Mister (adjective) |
used sarcastically to indicate an extreme or the opposite ie:
Mister Clean, Mister Manners |
| Mod |
short for modern, it pertained to fashion and design |
| Mop Top |
a hair style worn by the Beatles when they first came to the U.S. in
1964 |
| Mother |
used to accentuate a word to give it a larger meaning |
| Munchies |
the hunger for snack type food that accompanies marijuana
smoking (later used to mean any kind of junk food) |
Pop History
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