noun

beatnik

beatnik

He was a beatnik in the 1950s.

He was a beatnik in the 1950s.

The beatniks wrote poetry and listened to jazz.

The beatniks wrote poetry and listened to jazz.

a beatnik a member of the Beat movement He dressed like a beatnik from an old movie.

Synonyms: bohemian, hipster (original sense)

From 'Beat Generation' (a literary movement) combined with the trendy Russian suffix '-nik' (as in Sputnik).

Picture a 1950s character in a black turtleneck, playing bongo drums. The '-nik' suffix became popular after the Sputnik satellite launch.

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