Beatnik aesthetic

A group of beatniks sit in an apartment , New York, New York, December 5, 1959. Pictured, foreground from left, Dian Doyle and Kirby Doyle ; far side of table, from left, Mimi Margaux, Stella...

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50's Beatnik phrases!

You jack and jills ready to get hip to the jive man? Well, because we are going to explore the the slang language that was used by those cool groovy cats known as Beatniks, otherwise known as the Beat Generation. Throughout our culture you may have heard this language used to describe a stereotypical image of a "slacker" or "hippie", carrying with it negative images and messages. Well don't let that hype get ya ichy!! (don't believe that), because most of this language came from bright…

Long before the days of Lululemon.