rebetis
/rɪˈbɛtɪs/ /rɛˈbɛtɪs/(also rebete, rembetis)
noun
1In Greece: a member of a subculture comprising the lowest socio-economic class; specifically a member of the underworld. Also in extended use: a bohemian or dropout.
2A singer of rebetika.
Origin
1960s. From modern Greek ρεμπέτης, lit. ‘vagabond’; further etymology uncertain.