beatnik
beat·nik
noun \ˈbēt-nik\Definition of BEATNIK
: 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
See Origin of BEATNIK
3beat + -nik
First Known Use: 1958
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