beatnik
English
Etymology
Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in 1958.[1] From beat (generation) + cutesy or ironic use of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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
Noun
beatnik (plural beatniks)
- A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior
- A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:beatnik.
Translations
beatnik
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See also
- Baghdad by the Bay (also coined by Herb Caen)
- hepcat
- hippie, hippy
- jazznik
References
- ^ Caen, Herb (1958 April 2) “Words, Words, Words”, in San Francisco Chronicle[1], →ISSN
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
beatnik
Usage notes
Partitive plural is commonly spelled with double-k as beatnikkejä, which may be considered erroneous.
Declension
Inflection of beatnik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
French
Etymology
Noun
beatnik m or f (plural beatniks)
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
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- beatnik (person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s)
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