: a shift in cultural norms influenced by the values, tastes, and mores of young people
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The 1960s were a time of seismic social upheaval brought about by young people bent on shaking up the establishment. From politics to fashion to music, the ways of youth produced far-reaching cultural changes. Linguistically, the sixties saw the addition to English of such words as "flower child," "peacenik," "hippie," "love beads," "trippy," "vibe," "freak-out," and "love-in." Not surprisingly, they also saw the emergence of "youthquake." The first known use of "youthquake" in print comes from a 1966 article in McCall's: "the youthquake, as some call it ... has swept both sides of the Atlantic."
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Recent Examples on the WebThere are few faces more synonymous with the youthquake of the '60s than Veruschka, who turns 82 today. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 May 2021 So too were the youthquake models of the 1960s such as Twiggy, who had the gangly, curveless physique of a 12-year-old boy.National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020 According to Oxford, recent words of the year have included vape, toxic, youthquake and post-truth. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019 What the Rolling Stones were to music, Bailey was to photography: raw, iconoclastic and utterly attuned to the spirit of London’s youthquake. Kristina O’neill, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2019 Quant was a cornerstone of the '60s 'youthquake' movement.refinery29.com, 8 June 2018 There are few faces more synonymous with the youthquake of the '60s than Veruschka, who turns 79 today. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 May 2018 The customers came from many nations but only one generation: an inky pan-ethnic youthquake. Jane Kamensky, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018 That the youthquake may have been a murmur should be little comfort to the Conservatives.The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018 See More