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beat⋅nik

  [beet-nik]
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–noun
1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
2. a person who rejects or avoids conventional behavior, dress, etc.
Origin:
1955–60, Americanism; beat (adj.) (as in Beat Generation ) + -nik
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beat·nik   (bēt'nĭk)   
n.  A person, especially a member or follower of the Beat Generation, whose behavior, views, and often style of dress are pointedly unconventional.

[Beat (Generation) + -nik.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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