Beat generation
members of the generation that came of age after World War II who, supposedly as a result of disillusionment stemming from the Cold War, espoused forms of mysticism and the relaxation of social and sexual inhibitions.
Contemporary Examples
Kate Bosworth talks finding love on set, Beat Generation style, and her latest collaboration with Topshop.
Kate Bosworth Is Back and Crazy in Love Erin Cunningham November 4, 2013
Joyce Johnson is one of the few surviving writers of the Beat Generation, and perhaps one of the most underappreciated.
You Don’t Know Jack: Kerouac Biographer Joyce Johnson and ‘The Voice Is All’ Lauren Du Graf September 15, 2012
In 1979 I published Desolate Angel/Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America.
Kerouac Biographer Gets Back on the Road Dennis McNally October 1, 2014
noun (functioning as singular or pl)
members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc, and espousal of anarchism, communal living, drugs, etc
a group of US writers, notably Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs, who emerged in the 1950s
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Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth. to masticate (food) with the gums instead of teeth. to shape or renew the teeth of (a saw), as by grinding. beat one’s gums, Slang. to talk excessively or ineffectively. noun any […]
- Beat hollow
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface. sunken, as the cheeks or eyes. (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice. without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory. insincere or false: hollow compliments. hungry; having an empty […]
- Beat it
to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. to dash against: rain beating the trees. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. to stir vigorously: Beat the egg whites well. to break, forge, or make […]
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district man. Historical Examples And for an animal to beat man in that manner is a great achievement. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two Prince Sarath Ghosh
- Beat off
to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. to dash against: rain beating the trees. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. to stir vigorously: Beat the egg whites well. to break, forge, or make […]