beatniks

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A form of beatnik — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of beatnik

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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)

Similar
beat generationbeats
Broader
youth subculture
Also see
beat generationbeats

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

beatniks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatniks

MLA

“beatniks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatniks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beatniks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatniks.

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