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beigist

beigist noun: a bland, banal, unoriginal person; a humorless bourgeois.

Noun

beigist (plural beigists)

  1. A bland, banal, unoriginal person; a humorless bourgeois.
  2. A political centrist or politically correct person; an unphilosophical adherent to the zeitgeist.
    Synonyms:
    centrist

Synonyms of beigist

Forms of beigist

pluralbeigists

Origin of beigist

From beige + -ist. Probably coined by the comedian and actor Billy Connolly, as an antonym to the word "colourful" as applied to people.

Questions about beigist

What does beigist mean?
Beigist means a bland, banal, unoriginal person; a humorless bourgeois.
What part of speech is beigist?
Beigist is a noun.
What is the plural of beigist?
The plural of beigist is beigists.

Words near beigist in the dictionary

  1. Beighton
  2. beigier
  3. beigiest
  4. beiging
  5. beigish
  6. beigist
  7. beigists
  8. beignet
  9. beignets
  10. beigoma
  11. Beiguan

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