Beatnik vs Hipster - What's the difference?

beatnik | hipster |


As nouns the difference between beatnik and hipster

is that beatnik is a person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and whose manner of dress reflects a rejection of conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior while hipster is a person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

beatnik

English

(wikipedia beatnik)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and whose manner of dress reflects a rejection of conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior
  • A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "beatnik")

    See also

    * Baghdad by the Bay (also coined by Herb Caen) * hepcat * hippie, hippy * jazznik

    References

    English words suffixed with -nik ----

    hipster

    English

    (wikipedia hipster)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions.
  • A member of Bohemian counterculture.
  • An aficionado of jazz who considers himself or herself to be hip.
  • Underwear with an elastic waistband at hip level.

    • Derived terms

    * blipster * hipsterdom * hipsterish * hipsterism