beigeist en · NOUN
Etymology
From beige + -ist, coined by writer Mark Ames.
Meanings
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(nonstandard) A sellout; a conformist to bourgeois or corporate mediocracy.
Somewhere in the cruise-control synapses of McFaul's beigeist brain, he senses that his arrest and trial is a real possibility.
1999 June, Mark Ames, “Arrest Michael McFaul”, in the eXile, number 11:2003+, Johnny Loftus, review of “Chariot” by Gavin DeGraw, All Music Guide Gavin DeGraw's J Records debut is a strong showcase for his soulful wail and piano playing, even if it's occasionally grayed out by bells-and-whistles production that pushes it too strongly toward beigeist AAA accessibility.
2005 May, Marianne M. Jennings, “Beige is not better”, Jewish World Review Beigeists exist only to rein in those who disagree with leftists. The flaw in being a Beigeist is the assumption that beige is better.... A coup by the Beigeists would mean no decisions, no bottom lines, no criticisms, and no unwavering principles.... Colorful nonconformists frighten Beigeists.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| beigeists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |