How to Pronounce "beatniks"
word
ˈbitnɪks
BEET-niks
bˈiːtnɪks
BEET-niks
Definition
Beatniks were young people in the 1950s and 1960s in the United States who rejected traditional ways of living and expressed themselves through art, poetry, and an alternative lifestyle.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbitnɪks
British English
bˈiːtnɪks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BEET-niks
UK
BEET-niks
Listen in Context
The beatniks wrote poetry and listened to jazz.
Some people dressed like beatniks in the 1960s.
Beatniks often met in coffee shops to talk.
Back then, beatniks challenged the old ways and inspired a new culture.