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131hang-up — n a neurosis, obsession. From the image of being hung on a hook. This beatnik term was seized upon by the hippies to describe the concerns of the straight world. Unlike many contemporary terms, hang up has not dated significantly and is still in… …
132hang-up n — 1) And don t forget about the telecoms engineer who was committed to an asylum...They said he had too many hang ups. 2) As to teenagers, clothes are definitely one of their hang ups …
