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    beat·nik
    [ˈbētnik]
    noun
    beatnik (noun) · beatniks (plural noun)
    1. a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation:
      "her long black hair and comfortable clothes are the badge of the artist and beatnik" · "my beatnik costume of sandals and black sweater"
    Origin
    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.
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  2. beat·​nik ˈbēt-nik : 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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    The term "beatnik" was coined by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen in 1958, as a derogatory label for the followers of the Beat Generation, a group of influential writers and artists who emerged during the era of the Silent Generation 's maturing, from as early as 1946 to as late as 1963, but the subculture was at its most prevalent in the 1950s.
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    Beatniks were members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti-materialistic lifestyle. They rejected the conformity and consumerism of mainstream American culture and expressed themselves through various forms of art, such as literature, poetry, music, and … See more

    In 1948, Jack Kerouac introduced the phrase "Beat Generation", generalizing from his social circle to characterize the underground, anti-conformist youth gathering in New … See more

    In the vernacular of the period, "Beat" referred to Beat culture, attitude and literature; while "beatnik" referred to a stereotype found in … See more

    Alan Bisbort's survey Beatniks: A Guide to an American Subculture was published by Greenwood Press in 2009 as part of the series Greenwood Press Guides to Subcultures and … See more

    In her memoir Minor Characters, Joyce Johnson described how the stereotype was absorbed into American culture:
    "Beat Generation" sold books, sold black turtleneck sweaters … See more

    The origin of the word "beatnik" is traditionally ascribed to Herb Caen from his column in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 2, 1958, … See more

    • Possibly the first film portrayal of the Beat society was in the 1950 noir film D.O.A, directed by Rudolph Maté. In the film the main character goes to a loud San Francisco bar, where one woman shouts to the musicians: "Cool! Cool! Really cool!" One of the … See more

    In San Francisco, Jerry and Estelle Cimino operate their Beat Museum, which began in 2003 in Monterey, California and moved to San Francisco in 2006.
    Ed "Big Daddy" Roth used … See more

     
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