"beigeist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beigeists [plural]
Etymology: beige + -ist, coined by writer Mark Ames Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beige|ist}} beige + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} beigeist (plural beigeists)
  1. (nonstandard, subculture) A sellout; a conformist to bourgeois or corporate mediocracy. Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Culture, People Derived forms: beigeocracy Related terms: kakistocracy

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