flower\ child

flower\ child
noun slang informal
1. A young person who believes in nonviolence and carries flowers around to symbolize his peace-loving nature.

Flower children are supposed to be nonviolent, but they sure make a lot of noise when they demonstrate!

2. Any person who cannot cope with reality.

"Face facts, Suzie, stop being such a flower child!"


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