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Yippie
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
Yippie
1968, acronym from fictitious "Youth International Party," modeled on hippie.
EXPAND"On December 31, 1967, Abbie [Hoffman], Jerry [Rubin], Paul Krassner, Dick Gregory, and friends decided to pronounce themselves the Yippies. (The name came first, then the acronym that would satisfy literal-minded reporters: Youth International Party.)" [Todd Gitlin," The Sixties," 1987, p.235]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| yippie Youth International Party [member] |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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