The key phrase in the heyday of acid was “turn on, tune in, drop out.”
•Millions heard “turn on, tune in, drop out” and did just that.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Turn on, tune in, drop out — is a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s. The phrase came to him in the shower one day after Marshall McLuhan suggested to Leary that he come up with something snappy to promote the benefits of LSD. It is an excerpt from a… … Wikipedia
turn on, tune in, drop out — in. a slogan promoting the use of LSD among young people. (Drugs.) □ The key phrase in the heyday of acid was “turn on, tune in, drop out.” □ Millions heard “turn on, tune in, drop out” and did just that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Timothy Leary album) — Infobox Album Name = Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out Type = studio Artist = Dr. Timothy Leary Released =1967 Recorded = Genre =Psychedelic rock Length = Label =ESP Disk 1027 Performance Records PERF 389 Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
drop out — vb to withdraw from conventional society, opt out. The motto of the hippy move ment, coined by Dr Timothy Leary in 1967, was turn on, tune in, and drop out (take drugs and/or become enlightened; make contact with like minded people or the life… … Contemporary slang
Tune In (Turn On The Acid House) — Infobox Single Name = Tune In (Turn On The Acid House) Type = single Artist = Psychic TV Caption = DC Records Side A Released = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = DC Records DC 23 Temple Records TOPY 037 Producer = Reviews = Last album = This… … Wikipedia
Turn-On — Infobox Television show name = Turn On caption = genre = Sketch comedy creator = Ed Friendly George Schlatter starring = Teresa Graves Hamilton Camp Tim Conway Mel Stewart Chuck McCann Bonnie Boland Maxine Greene Ken Greenwald Debbie Macomber… … Wikipedia
Drop City — For the 2003 novel, see Drop City (novel). Drop City Drop City was an artists community that formed in southern Colorado in 1965. Abandoned by the early 1970s, it became known as the first rural hippie commune .[1] … Wikipedia
tune in — vb to attune to one s environment, achieve harmony with one s peer group, the counterculture and/or the cosmos. This hipster and beatnik term became part of the catchphrase slogan of the hippy movement; turn on, tune in, drop out . Unlike the… … Contemporary slang
turn on — vb a. to take a drug. The term first referred to hard narcotics, but was later applied to cannabis and LSD. It was originally based on the notion of stimulus at the throw of a switch. b. to allow oneself to experience a height ened or more… … Contemporary slang
Dropping out — means leaving a group for either practical reasons, necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves. Most commonly, dropping out refers to a student quitting school before he or she graduates. It cannot … Wikipedia
drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
