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Definition of Beatnik
1. Noun. A member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior.
Group relationships: Beat Generation, Beatniks, Beats
Generic synonyms: Nonconformist, Recusant
Definition of Beatnik
1. Noun. A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beatnik
1. a nonconformist [n -S] - See also: nonconformist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beatnik
Literary usage of Beatnik
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Roulette: Among Other Things by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"BEATLEMANIA AND beatnik BEAT GENERATION Following the Beatles, who incidentally
were put together by the Tavistock Institute ..."
2. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"The regimentation imposed by computers became standard fare for cartoonists and
beatnik poets. We sacrificed the richness and ambiguity of what we know to ..."
3. The Personal Life of George Grote: Compiled from Family Documents, Private by Harriet Grote (1873)
"Bvo. 1C,. DAVY'S (Sia HUMPHRY) Consolations in Travel; or. Last Days of a Philosopher.
beatnik ..."
4. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"He said he had given up school, had abandoned definitely the idea of teaching
and had firmly made up his mind to spend his life running his beatnik boarding ..."