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Betaniks are hipster programmers always thinking of new programs to release in early beta. They're usually skinny and lanky with the appropriate hipster potbelly. They subsists on vegan food and PBRs. They're very smart, but still socially adept. Betaniks have a wide social network and go to lots of music shows in addition to writing tons of code. Betaniks speaks a lot at user groups, and know what they're talking about.

Betaniks are clever, persuasive, and innovative in their designs. They put together amazing PowerPoints, give compelling talks, use just the right sprinkling of buzzwords like "architectural cohesion" and "cyclomatic complexity."
That betanik can not only remember the internals in System.Web.UI.WebControls.Namespace, but he can organize a trip to Burning Man for three friends.
by Rae116 April 22, 2011
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Betania is an amazing friend, she is the best you can’t find no one that is so incredible and beautiful just like her. She is super talented and is so so funny she will make you laugh everyday and always brings a smile to your face with her presence. Damn I got real lucky
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beatnik

A member of the Beat Generation (late 50's - early 60's), a nonconformist in dress and thought. Often reknowned for wearing black turtleneck sweaters, stove-pipe trousers, dark glasses and berets. They used to hang out at coffee shops where they would recite poetry (sometimes accompanied by bongo drums), and talk about jazz or the people/society/regimes that are oppressing them and trying to make them conform.
"Oh, man! Ned spilled ink all over my poems. He's a real flat tire, I mean a cube, man. He's putting us on the train to Squaresville" - Ned Flanders' beatnik father

"I'm really diggin' this jaaaazz, maaan! This cat is really hip! Far out daddy-o!" (clicks his fingers repeatedly)
by burnin4tor February 24, 2007
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beatniks' rights under neptune's oar

another way to say that someone is a B.R.U.N.O.; one who acts like a bruno man who loves muscles and power; usually drives some kind of Ford pick up truck and/or loves the NRA; also see gonzo
Geez, J-Hawk. When did you start acting so Beatnik's Rights Under Neptune's Oar?
by El_Scorcho September 22, 2004
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Beatnik Applause

A form of applause whereby the middle finger and thumb of both hands are repeatedly snapped/clicked instead of clapped. Beatnik applause was developed in the cafes of the 1950s/1960s by the Beatnik/Beat Generation. Many "Beat Poet" fans of this period now suffer from severe arthritic inflammation of the thumb and middle finger.
POET: "The room suddenly went into a mad darkness. A spotlight pierced blackness like a white devil's knife. A voice rose and screamed. Words of beauty cutting my throat. A poem of life, of love, of doom. My years on Earth summed and fooled."

CROWD: Beatnik Applause
by PopeMichael May 13, 2010
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Beatnik

Basically the original, almost forgotten incarnation of the modern day hipster.

People think that hipsters are a new thing, but in reality have been around for years, the only difference is that a modern hipster mixes the beatnik style with indie, scene or emo.

They were a subculture of (mostly wealthy) young people in the 1950's that drank coffee, enjoyed art and music, wrote poetry, did psychedelic drugs, and smoked cigarettes. Practiced minimalism, and were very, very political. Men wore berets with striped shirts and sandals, and the women wore berets, little black dresses and scarves.

Would say slang things like "That's beat" and "daddy-O".
The dirty beatnik played bongo drums while reciting his own poetry at the poetry bar.
by California Bae Area December 29, 2016
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beatnik

cool 50's youth culture. Wore berets and polo necks. Hung out in coffee shops playing bongos and reciting poetry and experimenting with marijuana.Pre-dates the hippie movement by about 10-15 years.
Alen Ginsberg and Jack Keruoac were beatniks. Man, they were some cool cats!
by loco weed April 24, 2003
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