BEATNIK meaning: Bohemian, nonconformist artists of 1950s

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beatnik: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
beatnik: Collins English Dictionary
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Beatnik, beatnik: Wordnik
beatnik: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
beatnik: Wiktionary
beatnik: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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beatnik: Dictionary.com
beatnik: Online Etymology Dictionary
Beatnik (The Buggles song), Beatnik (disambiguation), Beatnik (programming language), Beatnik: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
beatnik: Rhymezone
beatnik: FreeDictionary.org
beatnik: Mnemonic Dictionary
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beatnik: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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▸ noun: A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
▸ noun: A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

Similar:

beatnikery, bohemian, beat, hipster, gegger, punkster, brohemian, hippie, Boho, geekster, more...

Opposite:

conformist, traditionalist, conservative

Phrases:

Beatnik Bandit, beatnik habitats, more...

Adjectives:

pre, old, young, rent, dirty, bearded, modern, original, real, post, bohemian

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