beatniks

beat·nik

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beet-nik]
- /ˈbit nɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beet-nik]
- /ˈbit nɪk/

Definitions of beatniks word

noun beatniks (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation. 1
noun beatniks a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc. 1
noun beatniks Plural form of beatnik. 1
noun beatniks plural of beatnik. 0

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Origin of beatniks

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60, Americanism; beat (adj.) (as in Beat Generation) + -nik

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Parts of speech for Beatniks

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beatniks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for beatniks

noun beatniks

beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
demonstrators — a person or thing that demonstrates.
hippies — a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
nonconformists — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

adjective beatniks

swingers — a person or thing that swings.

All 5 Synonyms of beatniks