beatnik
beet nik
- n a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- Burroughs will remain grand dragon of the YADs, by acclamation and by forfeit (he denies, of course, having anything in common with his beatnik vassals, but this is merely good .
- They debuted at the Bitter End in 1961, and their beatnik look a tall blonde flanked by a pair of goateed guitarists was a part of their initial appeal.
- One thing a beatnik cannot abide is a square.