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Meaning of beatnik

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

beatnik

Pronunciation:/ˈbiːtnɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior

  2. A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.