: a person who participated in a social movement of the 1950s and early 1960s which stressed artistic self-expression and the rejection of the mores of conventional society
broadly
: a usually young and artistic person who rejects the mores of conventional society
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Suzuki is a young beatnik of Greenwich Village, a moral, sharp-witted kid wanting a place where children can be taken seriously, free to manage their own affairs.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Le Bus, however, stemmed from its founder's disruptive idea of chartering inexpensive shuttle buses to fetch young clubbers and beatniks from neighboring suburbs and drop them home in the early hours of the day.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Travolta then came out on stage, wearing a beret and a trim geometric beard (a look that seemed like a beatnik nod to Samuel L. Jackson), and the audience was rapturous in its appreciation.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026
Name Thomas Dolby Best known for Playing a cameo role as a beatnik bartender in Howard the Duck.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Le Bus, however, stemmed from its founder's disruptive idea of chartering inexpensive shuttle buses to fetch young clubbers and beatniks from neighboring suburbs and drop them home in the early hours of the day.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Travolta then came out on stage, wearing a beret and a trim geometric beard (a look that seemed like a beatnik nod to Samuel L. Jackson), and the audience was rapturous in its appreciation.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026
Name Thomas Dolby Best known for Playing a cameo role as a beatnik bartender in Howard the Duck.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Beatnik.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatnik. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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