beatnik

Etymology
. From + cutesy or ironic use of the  suffix. This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite. Compare.

Noun

 * 1) A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior.
 * 2) A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

Translations

 * Belarusian: бі́тнік
 * Czech: beatník
 * Estonian: biitnik
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ביטניק
 * Japanese: ビートニク
 * Korean: 비트족, 비트닉
 * Macedonian: битник
 * Norwegian: beatnik
 * Polish:, bitnik
 * Portuguese: beatnik
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: beatnik
 * Ukrainian: бі́тник
 * Yiddish: ביטניק

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) beatnik

Usage notes
Partitive plural is commonly spelled with double-k as, which may be considered erroneous.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) beatnik

Etymology
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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s