Meanings
nounbeigist (plural beigists)
plural beigists
- A bland, banal, unoriginal person; a humorless bourgeois.
- A political centrist or politically correct person; an unphilosophical adherent to the zeitgeist.
Synonyms: centrist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA political centrist or politically correct person; an unphilosophical adherent to the zeitgeist.
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Origin
From beige + -ist. Probably coined by the comedian and actor Billy Connolly, as an antonym to the word "colourful" as applied to people.
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APA
beigist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beigist
MLA
“beigist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beigist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beigist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beigist.
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