BEATNIK Meaning of BEATNIK in English transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbi:tnɪk ]n. a member of the beat generation (see BEAT). [BEAT + -nik after sputnik, perh. infl. by US use of Yiddish -nik agent-suffix] English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012