Definition of Beatniks

1. Noun. A United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop).

Exact synonyms: Beat Generation, Beats
Generic synonyms: Youth Subculture
Member holonyms: Beat, Beatnik

Definition of Beatniks

1. beatnik [n] - See also: beatnik

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beatniks

beatified
beatifies
beatify
beatify
beatifying
beating
beating
beating-reed instrument
beatings
beatitude
Beatitude
beatitudes
Beatles
beatless
beatnik
beatniks (current term)
Beatrice
Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Webb
beats
beats per minute
beat about
beat around the bush
beat a retreat
beat back
beat down
beat generation
beat in
beat out
beat up

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