English
warn|neologism
Etymology
Apparently from the color beige, coined by writer w:Mark Ames|Mark Ames
Noun
beigeist
- context|nonstandard|subculture A sellout; a conformist to bourgeois or corporate mediocracy.
Derived terms
beigeocracy
Quotations
1999 June, Mark Ames, �Arrest Michael McFaul?�, the eXile, issue 11
:Somewhere in the cruise-control synapses of McFaul?'s beigeist brain, he senses that his arrest and trial is a real possibility.
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.
See also
kakistocracy
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