Baby Boomers · 1946–1964 · Advice hang loose

Hang loose

Relax, stay calm and take things easy.

IN PLAIN ENGLISHRelax
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.