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flower people

/ˌflaʊər ˌpipəl/
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Definitions of flower people
  1. noun
    a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
    synonyms: hippies, hipsters
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    type of:
    youth subculture
    a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
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