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Thrifty Beatnik

A Thrifty Beatnik is a term used to describe someone who strives to remain educated, affluent and fashionable on a minimal budget regardless of class, age or background.

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.
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On Television: Examples include Milo Minderbinder in "Catch 22" and, to a lesser extent, Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld in "The Bottle Deposit".

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.
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thriftlifter

last week a thriftlifter went to jail, stupid crook.
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thriftism

the belief in a solely-secondhand wardrobe
Since moving to Seattle, my hipster friends have converted me to thriftism.
by dankmeems January 2, 2017
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thriftyone

"OMG There goes the legendary ThriftyOne!"
by totally not Thriftyo\One May 13, 2018
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thrifting in da burgh

A slang term created by Mac Miller that means “To go into down town pittsburgh and buy drugs”.
Yo Cody wanna go thrifting in da burgh with me saturday?
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Thriftee

"Damn, you boujee!"
"Nah man, I'm thriftee"
by ccmfort December 29, 2019
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Thriftstagram

An instagram dedicated to thrifting and bartering.
Did you see Erin's thriftstagram? Iconic!
by salvaje3150 January 28, 2020
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