beatniks

beat·niks

US/ˈbitnɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

a 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)

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Broader terms

youth subculture

Part of

beatnik

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Grammar

noun
singular	beatniks
plural	beatnikses

Nearby words

beating beating-reed instrument beatitude Beatles beatnik Beatrice Beatrice Lillie Beatrice Webb beats beats per minute

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