Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tune in, turn on, drop out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: tune in, -turn on, -drop out
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

To pay attention to the new way of living; to go within yourself, to take drugs; to abandon the established ways and cease conforming.

Example Sentences

"That research might eventually move the category of drugs from their turn-on-tune-in-drop-out heyday in counterculture San Francisco to the mainstream."

Etymology

A counterculture slogan that first appeared in the 1960s and popularized by Timothy Leary and attributed to Marshall McLuhan.

Inflected Forms

turn on, tune in, drop out (alternative)

Questions

What does tune in, turn on, drop out mean?: To pay attention to the new way of living; to go within yourself, to take drugs; to abandon the established ways and cease conforming.
Where does tune in, turn on, drop out come from?: A counterculture slogan that first appeared in the 1960s and popularized by Timothy Leary and attributed to Marshall McLuhan.

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