tune in, turn on, drop out in English

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  "etymology_text": "1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary and attributed to Marshall McLuhan.",
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          "ref": "2018 August 23, Kara Swisher, “How and Why Silicon Valley Gets High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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        "Pay attention to the new way of living; go within yourself, take drugs; abandon the established ways and stop conforming."
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          "word": "turn on, tune in, drop out"
        }
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        "Flashbacks (book)",
        "Marshall McLuhan",
        "Timothy Leary"
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  "word": "tune in, turn on, drop out"
}

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  "etymology_text": "1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary and attributed to Marshall McLuhan.",
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          "ref": "2018 August 23, Kara Swisher, “How and Why Silicon Valley Gets High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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      "word": "turn on, tune in, drop out"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tune in, turn on, drop out"
}

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"tune in, turn on, drop out" meaning in English

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