beaty

adjective

ˈbē-tē 

slang

: having a strong beat

Stations that pump out fast, beaty music to a young audience will often want their news to be the same—bright, youthful and moving along at a cracking pace …

—Andrew Boyd, Broadcast Journalism, 5th edition, 2001

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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