different between hepcat vs beatnik

English

Alternative forms

• hep cat, hep-cat

Etymology

From hep +? cat, from hep (“sophisticated, aware”). Compare cat (“jazz enthusiast”). Attested in the sense of “sophisticated person” from the 1920s.

Noun

hepcat (plural hepcats)

1. (informal, music) A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s.
2. (informal, dated, now often humorous) A person associated with the jazz subculture of the 1940s and 1950s.

   Synonym: hepster
3. (informal, dated) A sophisticated person, one who is stylish.

See also

• beatnik
• bebopper
• cool cat

References

Anagrams

• paceth

English

Etymology

Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in 1958. From beat (generation) + cutesy or ironic use of the Russian suffix -??? (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite. Compare jazznik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bi?tn?k/

Noun

beatnik (plural beatniks)

1. A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior
2. A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

Translations

See also

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

References

Finnish

Etymology

From English beatnik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bi?tnik/, [?bi?t?nik]
• IPA^(key): /?bi?tnik?i/, [?bi?t?nik?i]

Noun

beatnik

1. beatnik

Usage notes

Partitive plural is commonly spelled with double-k as beatnikkejä, which may be considered erroneous.

Declension

French

Etymology

From English beatnik.

Noun

beatnik m or f (plural beatniks)

1. beatnik

Portuguese

Etymology

From English beatnik.

Noun

beatnik m, f (plural beatniks)

1. beatnik (person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s)