beatnikism

English

Etymology

From beatnik +‎ -ism.

Noun

beatnikism (uncountable)

1. The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
   • 1995 October 6, Gerald E. Brennan, “Naked Censorship”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     At the time, existentialism was the philosophical equivalent of beatnikism, conjuring up images of berets, iconoclasm, and the rejection of status quo values.

See also

• hipsterism

Anagrams

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