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Word: Beatnik
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s: from beat + -nik on the pattern of sputnik, perhaps influenced by US use of Yiddish -nik, denoting someone or something who acts in a particular way
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbiːtnɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation
Short Definition:young person in 1950s and early 1960s belonging to subculture associated with beat generation
Examples:- her long black hair and comfortable clothes are the badge of the artist and beatnik
- my beatnik costume of sandals and black sweater
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