1. It meant it was colorful.
   It meant it was loud.
2. It meant it was wonderful.

The best and most wonderful things were groovy, such as flower shirts, The Doors and LSD.

1. watched TV
   used it as a bra
2. shaved their legs

If you were watching the "boob tube," you were simply watching television.

1. "Dropout"
   "Bummer"
2. "Bone yard"

If something was a bummer, it was a bad time. "Man, that canceled concert was a real bummer."

1. They buried it.
   They smoked it.
2. They mowed it.

"Grass" was common slang for marijuana, a drug of choice for many involved in the counterculture lifestyle.

1. It referred to cash.
   It meant you bought groceries.
2. It was a type of drug.

Bread was a term for cash. "Hey man, thanks for the bread. I'm going to buy some grass with it!"

1. It referred to the police.
   It meant they had to shave.
2. Fuzz meant they were out of drugs.

The "fuzz" were the cops, and they often harassed hippies for no particularly good reason.

1. a police officer
   a man
2. a kitten

A cat was a guy. "Check out that cat! He's got the longest beard I've ever seen!"

1. It was annoying.
   It was happy.
2. It was stoned.

If you tuned out (or ignored) something, it was because it annoyed or disinterested you.

1. fab
   bag
2. bunk

If something was "fab," it was totally fabulous and great.

1. You were sleeping.
   You were eating everything.
2. You were making out.

You might be "pigging out" and eating lots of junk food if you smoked grass.

1. It was illegal.
   It was awesome or amazing.
2. It was high on drugs.

If something was far out, it was totally amazing. "Did you guys hear the Grateful Dead last night? They were far out!"

1. get very happy
   get really upset
2. get stoned

Flipping out meant you were really upset. "Man, that cat is flipping out because his girlfriend left him!"

1. to have sex
   to drive around
2. to smoke cigarettes

If you went "tooling around," you just went driving around for no good reason.

1. to run away quickly from something
   to hit the library
2. to light a joint

"Booking it" meant that you were running away, such as if the cops saw you smoking grass on the street.

1. chest bump
   have sex
2. shake their hand

"Gimme some skin" was slang for shaking hands, a good way to seal a groovy drug deal.

1. to say the drugs were working
   to say something is great
2. to agree with one another

"Right on" was a simple way to say that you agreed with each other. "I think we should cruise over to the head shop." "Right on, man."

1. eat them
   scorn them
2. help them

Flakes were useless people deserving of scorn.

1. They were too serious or controversial.
   They were too hard.
2. They didn't like moving stuff.

Serving in the Vietnam War was a heavy thing. Hippies preferred flower power, peace and love.

1. They were physically violent.
   They couldn't socialize very well.
2. They were mean to everyone.

A "spaz" (a take from the word spastic) was a person who freaked out and had a hard time acting normal in social environments.

1. a dead person
   a vain person
2. a mouth breather

If you are really vain and spent a lot of time peering into a mirror, you might be a mirror warmer.

1. He was out of drugs.
   He was out of money.
2. He was on the road.

Typically it meant that he was out of cash, meaning the fun had come to an end.

1. gasoline
   acid
2. plane tickets

If you visited your local "travel agent," you could buy LSD (or acid) and then take a "trip."

1. It meant that they were right.
   It meant justice had been served.
2. It was fantastic.

A "righteous" concert was an amazing musical event. Righteous was used to describe anything great.

1. chickens
   mamas
2. foxes

They often called their girlfriends "mama." "What do you think of my foxy mama?"

1. true
2. false

If something was "boss," it was the ultimate in cool. If you could have your way, everything would be totally boss.

1. It meant you mooched off of everyone.
   It meant you were greedy with drugs.
2. It meant you were a liar.

If you bogarted a joint, it meant you were holding the marijuana too long instead of passing it to your friends.

1. a non-surfer
   a smoking device
2. the father of a prostitute

In beach communities, hodads were hippies who didn't participate in surfing.

1. It meant that they ratted them out.
   It meant they went corporate.
2. It meant they were arrested.

"The Man" referred to the establishment and the authorities. If you went to work for "The Man," it meant you took a normal corporate job.

1. It was not comprehendible.
   It was super cool.
2. It was annoying.

If you couldn't comprehend something, it was way out. "The idea of little green men visiting Earth? Man, that is way out."

1. the peace sign
   long hair
2. flag with flowers on it

Growing your hair long was a "freak flag," a sign that you were part of the counterculture.