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beatnik

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beat·nik  (btnk)
n.
A person, especially a member or follower of the Beat Generation, whose behavior, views, and often style of dress are pointedly unconventional.
[Beat (Generation) + -nik.]
beatnik [ˈbiːtnɪk]
n
1. (Sociology) a member of the Beat Generation (sense 1)
2. Informal any person with long hair and shabby clothes
[from beat (n) + -nik, by analogy with Sputnik]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beatnikbeatnik - a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
beat
beat generation, beatniks, beats - a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Translations
beatnik [ˈbiːtnɪk] N → beatnik mf
beatnik
n → Beatnik m
beatnik [ˈbiːtnɪk] n → beatnik m/f inv
beatnik [ˈbiːtnɪk] n → beatnik m/f inv


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