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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out
/tuːn ɪn tɜːrn ɒn drɒp aʊt/ · phrase · slang
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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Coined by psychologist Timothy Leary, who popularized it at a 1967 San Francisco gathering. It became the defining slogan of the 1960s psychedelic counterculture.
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What does tune in, turn on, drop out mean?
It urges becoming aware ('tune in'), embracing psychedelic experience ('turn on'), and rejecting mainstream society ('drop out').
Where did the phrase come from?
Psychologist Timothy Leary coined it and popularized it at a 1967 gathering in San Francisco.
Did Leary mean people should quit everything?
He later said 'drop out' meant self-reliance and detachment from conformity, not simply abandoning all responsibility.
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