beatnik

[ beet-nik ]

/ ˈbit nɪk /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.

a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc.

Origin of beatnik

1955–60, Americanism;beat (adj.) (as in Beat Generation) + -nik

Words nearby beatnik

beat it, beatitude, Beatitudes, Beatles, beat man, beatnik, beatniks, beat off, Beaton, beat one's brains out, beat one's head against the wall

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Example sentences from the Web for beatnik

Guggenheim pulled the confirmed bachelor into her coven of beatnik friends.
Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace|Brandon Presser|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At an underground party, Joyce introduced Peggy to her friend Abe Drexler (Charlie Hofheimer), a beatnik journalist.
‘Mad Men’ Premiere: Before Season 5, Let's Remember Season 4|Jace Lacob|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That was the only place in town, as I understood, from the reports, outside of the beatnik place they could.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He was far, far different than the laughing, beatnik jabbering, youngster he had always seemed.
Black Man's Burden|Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for beatnik

beatnik

/ (ˈbiːtnɪk) /

noun

a member of the Beat Generation (sense 1)

informal any person with long hair and shabby clothes

Word Origin for beatnik

C20: from beat (n) + -nik, by analogy with Sputnik

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单词	beatnik
释义	beatnik [ beet-nik ] / ˈbit nɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beatnik ON THESAURUS.COM noun (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation. a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc. Origin of beatnik 1955–60, Americanism;beat (adj.) (as in Beat Generation) + -nik Words nearby beatnik beat it, beatitude, Beatitudes, Beatles, beat man, beatnik, beatniks, beat off, Beaton, beat one's brains out, beat one's head against the wall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beatnik Guggenheim pulled the confirmed bachelor into her coven of beatnik friends. Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace\|Brandon Presser\|March 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At an underground party, Joyce introduced Peggy to her friend Abe Drexler (Charlie Hofheimer), a beatnik journalist. ‘Mad Men’ Premiere: Before Season 5, Let's Remember Season 4\|Jace Lacob\|March 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST That was the only place in town, as I understood, from the reports, outside of the beatnik place they could. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He was far, far different than the laughing, beatnik jabbering, youngster he had always seemed. Black Man's Burden\|Dallas McCord Reynolds British Dictionary definitions for beatnik beatnik / (ˈbiːtnɪk) / noun a member of the Beat Generation (sense 1) informal any person with long hair and shabby clothes Word Origin for beatnik C20: from beat (n) + -nik, by analogy with Sputnik Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beatnik iconoclast, hippie, beat, radical, dropout, nonconformist, bohemian, protester, demonstrator, maverick, peacenik, flower child
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beatnik

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British Dictionary definitions for beatnik

noun

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