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- Struwwelpeter (n.)[Struwwelpeter 词源字典]
- German, name of a character in the children's book by Heinrich Hoffman (1809-1894). There was an English edition by 1848.[Struwwelpeter etymology, Struwwelpeter origin, 英语词源]
- Valium (n.)
- 1961, proprietary name (Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J.) of diazepam (reg. U.S.), of unknown origin.
- Yippie
- 1968, acronym from fictitious "Youth International Party," modeled on hippie.
On December 31, 1967, Abbie [Hoffman], Jerry [Rubin], Paul Krassner, Dick Gregory, and friends decided to pronounce themselves the Yippies. (The name came first, then the acronym that would satisfy literal-minded reporters: Youth International Party.) [Todd Gitlin," The Sixties," 1987, p.235]