flower power

noun

: a nonviolent ethic as advocated by hippies

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Jane Seymour Jane Seymour brought a ton of flower power to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025 The drinks were also exceptional — the flower power ($10) had floral brightness, reminiscent of a shikanjabeen soda. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 And hats adorned with flowers, reminiscent of the flower power movement of the 1960s and '70s. Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 Keep feeling the flower power as the Indiana Flower and Patio Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds rolls on. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flower power

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flower power was in 1967

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“Flower power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20power. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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