Baby Boomers · 1946–1964 · People square
Square
A conventional, uncool or rule-bound person.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“An uncool conformist”
THE VIBERelaxed, countercultural and emphatic
USE IT IN1960s–70s conversation and counterculture
USE IT LIKE THIS
“They called him a square for leaving early.”
CONTEXT CHECK
Dated and usually teasing.
WORD ORIGIN
Associated with 1960s–70s youth culture, music, surf culture and countercultural movements.