counterculture

noun

coun·ter·cul·ture ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər

: a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society

countercultural

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rəl

-ˈkəl-chə-

adjective

counterculturalism

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-ˌli-zəm

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

counterculturist

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-list

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

Examples of counterculture in a Sentence

the counterculture of the hippies He was part of the antiwar counterculture.

Recent Examples on the Web At a bar in the Haight-Ashbury — the neighborhood famous as the epicenter of Hippie counterculture — nearly 100 Republicans gathered to drink beer and root for Trump, including Jacob Spangler, president of the College Republicans at San Francisco State University. —

Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 The intertwining of psychedelics with 1960s counterculture and music had profound and unfortunate consequences. —

Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024 The impetus for Outside Lands was to feature local food, beer and wine and celebrate the city's art scene and counterculture roots, Spin reports. —

Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 The drug has long lingered in the shadows of counterculture. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for counterculture

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Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of counterculture was in 1947

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“Counterculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterculture. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.

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