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Etymology

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Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in 1958.[1] From beat (generation) cutesy or ironic use of the Russian suffix -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite. Compare jazznik.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beatnik (plural beatniks)

  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.
    Synonym: beat
    • 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 185:
      In tight black jeans and black polo-neck sweater he reminded her of an old-fashioned beatnik.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Caen, Herb (1958 April 2) “Words, Words, Words”, in San Francisco Chronicle[1], →ISSN

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English beatnik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːtnik/, [ˈbiːt̪n̪ik]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːtnikːi/, [ˈbiːt̪n̪ikːi]

Noun

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beatnik

  1. beatnik

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Inflection of beatnik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative beatnik beatnikit
genitive beatnikin beatnikien
partitive beatnikiä beatnikejä
illative beatnikiin beatnikeihin
singular plural
nominative beatnik beatnikit
accusative nom. beatnik beatnikit
gen. beatnikin
genitive beatnikin beatnikien
partitive beatnikiä beatnikejä
inessive beatnikissä beatnikeissä
elative beatnikistä beatnikeistä
illative beatnikiin beatnikeihin
adessive beatnikillä beatnikeillä
ablative beatnikiltä beatnikeiltä
allative beatnikille beatnikeille
essive beatnikinä beatnikeinä
translative beatnikiksi beatnikeiksi
abessive beatnikittä beatnikeittä
instructive beatnikein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of beatnik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative beatnikini beatnikini
accusative nom. beatnikini beatnikini
gen. beatnikini
genitive beatnikini beatnikieni
partitive beatnikiäni beatnikejäni
inessive beatnikissäni beatnikeissäni
elative beatnikistäni beatnikeistäni
illative beatnikiini beatnikeihini
adessive beatnikilläni beatnikeilläni
ablative beatnikiltäni beatnikeiltäni
allative beatnikilleni beatnikeilleni
essive beatnikinäni beatnikeinäni
translative beatnikikseni beatnikeikseni
abessive beatnikittäni beatnikeittäni
instructive
comitative beatnikeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative beatnikisi beatnikisi
accusative nom. beatnikisi beatnikisi
gen. beatnikisi
genitive beatnikisi beatnikiesi
partitive beatnikiäsi beatnikejäsi
inessive beatnikissäsi beatnikeissäsi
elative beatnikistäsi beatnikeistäsi
illative beatnikiisi beatnikeihisi
adessive beatnikilläsi beatnikeilläsi
ablative beatnikiltäsi beatnikeiltäsi
allative beatnikillesi beatnikeillesi
essive beatnikinäsi beatnikeinäsi
translative beatnikiksesi beatnikeiksesi
abessive beatnikittäsi beatnikeittäsi
instructive
comitative beatnikeinesi

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English beatnik.

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Noun

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beatnik m or f by sense (plural beatniks)

  1. beatnik

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English beatnik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbit.ɲik/
  • Rhymes: -itɲik
  • Syllabification: beat‧nik

Noun

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beatnik m pers

  1. (historical) Alternative spelling of bitnik

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • beatnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • beatnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English beatnik.

Noun

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beatnik m or f by sense (plural beatniks)

  1. beatnik (person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s)