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.
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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
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
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Get the Thrifty Beatnik mug.A bo-beatnik is someone who is a combo of a bohemian and a beatnik.It is not an oxymoron because both bohemians and beatniks are considered very eccentric and creative people.A bo-beatnik is usually someone with a really intense view of the world,hence combining a laid back bohemian and an artsy beatnik.Hybrids of the 50's-60's generations.
Jim Morrison is a total bo-beatnik.He's poetic and creative AND totally philosophical.Intense.
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"Hey man look at this beret i made.I'm totally beatnik."
"Nah Lizzie,your'e totally not getting the concept man.Your'e a bo-beatnik.Its deeply crucial that you dig that."
"Mike's a total bo-beatnik.He likes that coffee and that cripee."
"Hey daddio!Check out this hip pot i conjured up in ceramics!"
"Tim your'e such a kool kat.Man you reek of wine and marlboro but man your poetry is jazzy."
"Yeahh thanks mann,snappy."
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A slang term for a redneck or just plain idiot that has an ugly appearance and does idiotic things. Usually used in the South.
Look at that old raggedy beatneck bitch trying to get that girl.
Did that beatneck try to catch a wasp's nest again?
Hey fuck off you beatneck scuzzball dicklicker!
Did that beatneck try to catch a wasp's nest again?
Hey fuck off you beatneck scuzzball dicklicker!
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up.A part of the lost generation. A cool
cat,a beatnik, man.
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