Y beatnik 

A Y beatnik is a modern day beatnik from the 70's and 60's. They consist of the Y population which means 12-39 years of age.

Y beatniks can often be spotted outside mac stores purchasing apple products. They are attired in tight skinny jeans, tight shirts, plastic bracelets that bare an inspirational message on them (make poverty history) and will have an ipod in their ears.

They like to post blogs on "the interwebs" as they dub it and discuss topics ranging from global warming, politics, conspiracy theories, art and music.

They consider that 9/11 was a conspiracy theory, they generally hate George bush, believe that they have a unique taste in music and consider them selves as environmentally friendly.

Jim: Hey did you see that guy standing outside that apple shop?
Henry: umm which guy there were lots
Jim: He was the guy wearing the skinny jeans and tight shirt. He's also wearing that stupid arm band from one of u2's charity shows.
Henry: oh yeah I know him, he thinks he's really creative and a non conformist...bah nothing more then a y beatnik.

Y beatnik by zamie316 December 28, 2009

beatniks 

vintage life-stylists who like the jazz poetry coffee shoppe scene and anything pertaining to the beatnik era

Beatniks don't clap, they snap

beatniks by $ally August 4, 2007

beatnik 

Jazz hippies in berets.

"Like. . . .wow daddio." Beatnik speak.

beatnik by Rawrleet August 27, 2006

betania 

The flyest bitch ever!

Betania is super flyy like super duper fly!

betania by betania garcia April 25, 2009

Beatnik 

a 50's group of young men after the war looking for atction and excitement, created art and roamed around countries looking for truth, were taught by zen Buddhist, ate Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwhiches. they were, as Cassidy would say "It". Their poetry often resembles Rimbaud, Blake and Whitman.

Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs, Huncke and Cassidy headed for San fransico with a napsack and a thumb.

Beatnik by marcu$ July 26, 2004

beatnik 

A conformist to the Beats. They irritated Jack Kerouac (founder of the beats) to the point where he said he hated them.

"I am not a beatnik, I am a Roman Catholic." - Jack Kerouac

beatnik by Anthony April 11, 2004

Thrifty Beatnik 

A Thrifty Beatnik is a term used to describe someone who describes a person who strives to remain educated, affluent and fashionable on a minimal budget regardless of class, age or background. Examples include Milo Minderbinder in "Catch 22" and, to a lesser extent, Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld in "The Bottle Deposit". It is also a term to describe those who reject consumerism and shop second hand for books, clothing and art rather than justifying newly made products by carbon offsetting.

In Literature

The writer Jack London is the epitomy of the term. From a working class family in San Francisco he worked 12 to 18 hours in menial and unskilled labour whilst never losing his enterprising spirit or intellectual enthusiasm for reading and writing.

The webcomic Cat & Girl shows evidence of a pair of Thrifty Beatniks

Thrifty Beatnik by rangelife5 August 29, 2009