3
far out(expression, adjective, cool, unusual, wild)
3
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3
front(noun, front)
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3
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3
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3
mod(adjective, cool, smart, wild, neat)
3
modernistic(adjective, unusual, new, current, neat)
3
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novelty(noun, newness)
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point(noun, front)
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3
way-out(adjective, unusual, strange, fantastic, neat)
2
New Wave
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advance guard(expression, idiom)
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all the rage(expression, idiom, smart, look, modern)
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