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counterculture

[ koun-ter-kuhl-cher ]

noun

  1. the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.


counterculture

/ ˈ첹ʊԳəˌʌʃə /

noun

  1. an alternative culture, deliberately at variance with the social norm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

counterculture

  1. A protest movement by American youth that arose in the late 1960s and faded during the late 1970s. According to some, young people in the United States were forming a culture of their own, opposed to the culture of Middle America . ( See hippies and Woodstock .)
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzܲt·ܱtܰ· adjective
  • dzܲt·ܱtܰ· dzܲt·ܱtܰ··ist noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of counterculture1

First recorded in 1965–70; counter- + culture
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For one thing, there is the lingering resentment towards Yoko among music lovers and the counterculture alike.

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The title positions the perceptually fluctuating work as existing outside routine contemporary aspirations; instead, it occupies a witty place in a vaguely absurd counterculture.

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But it's also been a resolutely counterculture choice.

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John Joyce University wasn’t a university but rather a tight-knit counterculture collective that drew painters, composers, poets and more.

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Best known for chronicling the counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s with essays like “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and “The White Album,” Didion spent her life writing about her astute observations.

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