youth subculture

Noun

1.

youth subculture - a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre

beat generation, beatniks, beats, bikers, bootboys, flower people, hippies, hipsters, mods, punks, Rastafari, Rastas, rockers, skinheads, teddy boys, youth culture