Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Los Angeles, California.
Laurel Canyon looked like a camp for hippies. The cats had longer hair than the chicks; hardly any of the chicks were wearing bras under their tie-dyed tops; stone-eyed guys were offering up free joints; stone-eyed gals were offering up free love.
2014, Rick James, Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 100
Origin
Named after California laurel.
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APA
Laurel Canyon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurel%20Canyon
MLA
“Laurel Canyon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurel%20Canyon. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laurel Canyon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laurel%20Canyon.
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