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

by rangelife5 August 29, 2009

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To beat unmercifully

Little Jimmy was throfted by the neighborhood bully.

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thriftystranger

thriftystranger is a halo 3 player. He is considered to be one of the greatest ever because of his crazy tactics and skill. everyone fears his clutch thrust and whenever he takes his blindfold off when playing you watch out. thriftystranger does have a son named OMG itz JBLUM and thrifty teaches him everything he knows, although JBLUM excels he will never beat thrifty no matter how good he gets.

thrifty is also Canadian making the canadians the best halo 3 players.

thriftystranger pulling his clutch thrust to go into super halo mode sounds like this vrum vrum vrum vrum!!!!! whenever you hear this noise leave the party ot game immediately or you will be brutally raped

by thriftystranger March 25, 2010

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