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'''L7''' was at least [[American]] slang for ''square'' or ''[[straight edge]]''. [[Jessica Willamy]], then an enthusiastic member of the [[counterculture movement]] in [[the Haight]] district of [[San Francisco]], thought [[Ben Jackson]] "L7-square" upon meeting him in [[1967]] because of his hair and clothing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wonderland]]'') | '''L7''' was at least [[American]] slang for ''square'' or ''[[straight edge]]''. [[Jessica Willamy]], then an enthusiastic member of the [[counterculture movement]] in [[the Haight]] district of [[San Francisco]], thought [[Ben Jackson]] "L7-square" upon meeting him in [[1967]] because of his hair and clothing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wonderland (novel)|Wonderland]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The term derives from the fact that if you put an ''L'' and a ''7'' together, they form a square. | The term derives from the fact that if you put an ''L'' and a ''7'' together, they form a square. | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 27 April 2017
L7 was at least American slang for square or straight edge. Jessica Willamy, then an enthusiastic member of the counterculture movement in the Haight district of San Francisco, thought Ben Jackson "L7-square" upon meeting him in 1967 because of his hair and clothing. (PROSE: Wonderland)
Behind the scenes
The term derives from the fact that if you put an L and a 7 together, they form a square.
