ALL meanings of beatnik
beat·nik
B b - countable noun beatnik Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way. 3
- noun beatnik a member of the Beat Generation (sense 1) 3
- noun beatnik any person with long hair and shabby clothes 3
- noun beatnik a member of the beat group 3
- noun beatnik youth of 1950s/60s subculture 1
- noun beatnik of 1950s/60s subculture 1
- noun beatnik A young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation. 1
- noun beatnik (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation. 1
- noun beatnik a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc. 1
- noun beatnik A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and whose manner of dress reflects a rejection of conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior. 0
- noun beatnik A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style. 0