Baby Boomers · 1946–1964 · Advice hang loose
Hang loose
Relax, stay calm and take things easy.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“Relax”
THE VIBERelaxed, countercultural and emphatic
USE IT IN1960s–70s conversation and counterculture
USE IT LIKE THIS
“The plan can wait—hang loose.”
WORD ORIGIN
Associated with 1960s–70s youth culture, music, surf culture and countercultural movements.