English Explanatory Dictionary

different strokes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Different touches.
  2. Different styles adapted to a specific situation.
phrase
  1. Ellipsis of different strokes for different folks.

Word forms

different strokes

Etymology

Appeared in general use by 1970. Possibly originally from the 1968 song “Everyday People” by “Sly & The Family Stone”

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