flower people
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈflaʊər ˈpipəl/
- Archaic
:
gente de las flores
- The flower people of the 1960s advocated for peace and love through their vibrant lifestyle.
Examples
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Many flower people gathered in San Francisco to celebrate music, art, and community.
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Those nice, gentle flower people grooving along quietly... and you had to mess it up.
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It's like some kind of ancient flower people.
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Listen to what the flower people say
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- Listen To The Flower People.
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The flower people often rejected conventional norms, embracing alternative ways of living.
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who rejects usual rules and prefers peace and simple living
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6.8
A young person, especially in the 1960s, who rejects normal values and supports peace and living simply with others
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'members of the 1960s hippie subculture' depends on a historical/cultural metaphorical use of "flower" (as in "flower children") rather than a compositional reading of "flower" + "people." A B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely interpret it literally (people who like or sell flowers) and would not predict the specific cultural meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Flower people comes from young people in the 1960s who wore and gave real flowers to show 'peace' and 'love'. Because they were often seen with flowers, people used the words flower and people to name those groups, so today flower people means young people who want 'peace' and a simple life, often living together and rejecting material values.