a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
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beat generation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beatniks, beats |
| Type of | youth subculture |
Examples of beat generation
beat generation
Burroughs, more than any other beat generation writer, was an important influence on the adolescent Gibson.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was used to ridicule the beat generation of the 50s and was a word that members of it detested and never used.
From the guardian.co.uk
Grauerholz, who went to school at the University of Kansas, persuaded the godfather of the beat generation to move to Lawrence in 1981.
From the kansas.com
He also remains a sort of musical ambassador for the beat generation, with his prose reflecting his melodies, and vice versa.
From the timesunion.com
Above it, a lengthy bookshelf was stocked with books describing the beat generation in Venice, the health benefits of pilates and how to make green juices.
From the guardian.co.uk
The story is plodding, the characters uninteresting and the writing listless, with few hints at the innovative styles that would later make these writers icons of the beat generation.
From the charlotteobserver.com
And China is emerging as the nation to beat in clean power generation.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Born to a farming family, the seventh-generation Arkansan beat her old boss to win a seat in Congress in 1992.
From the edition.cnn.com
They say that the second generation ultrathins beat the pants off Intel CULV setups, and I believe it.
From the techcrunch.com
