beatnikism en · NOUN
Etymology
From beatnik + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The social and artistic ideas associated with beatniks
At the time, existentialism was the philosophical equivalent of beatnikism, conjuring up images of berets, iconoclasm, and the rejection of status quo values.
1995 October 6, Gerald E. Brennan, “Naked Censorship”, in Chicago Reader: