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love-in

[luhv-in]
–noun
a usually organized public gathering of people, held as a demonstration of mutual love or in protest against inhumane policies.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; see love, -in 3
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love-in   (lŭv'ĭn')
n.   Slang
A gathering to engender and promote love, as for the satisfaction of the participants or as a form of social activism.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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love-in

  1. n.
    an event during the 1960s where one or more couples made love in a public place. : My uncle was at one of those love-ins, and he said if anything was going on, it was going on under blankets.
  2. n.
    an event in the 1960s where everyone became euphoric—with the help of marijuana—about love and respect for their fellow humans. : Everyone at the annual company love-in was throwing love bombs around at each other.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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