beatnik
/ˈbitnɪk/
noun
- A young person in the 1950s and early 1960s who rejected traditional society, often associated with artistic and literary movements, wearing casual clothes and listening to jazz.
- My grandfather was a beatnik in his youth, with a beret and a love for jazz.
- The museum had an exhibit on beatnik culture and its influence on modern art.
- The beatniks gathered in coffeehouses to read poetry and discuss philosophy.
- A person who behaves or dresses in an unconventional, artistic, or anti-establishment way.
- He called himself a beatnik because he preferred poetry to corporate life.
- She dressed like a modern beatnik, with dark glasses and a turtleneck.
- The local art scene is full of beatnik types who reject mainstream trends.
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