Definition/Meaning of beigist

• English - Noun: beigist ( plural beigists ) A dull , dogmatic , unoriginal person who uses stale language and platitudes , and disregards the eccentric , daring , decadent , or unusual; a humorless bourgeois . One who lacks charm , joie de vivre , blitheness , or self-expression. A bland , banal person . Politics: A political centrist or politically correct person , an unphilosophical adherent to the zeitgeist…
• English - Etymology: Probably coined by the comedian and actor Billy Connolly , partly as an antonym to the word "colourful" as applied to people and partly in reference to the sickly impression given by the colour beige . Also referred to in Billy Connolly's 2007 stand-up comedy DVD Billy Connolly Live - Was It Something I Said?
• English - Quotations: The New Yorker 17-NOV-2003 : " Connolly is an instinctive disturber of the peace , an enemy of blandness -- of the beigists . "
• English - References: Spoken reference in interview: http://www. youtube .com/watch?v=1SfAgSPUbsg&feature=related New Yorker article: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19406759_ITM Was It Something I Said? (several spoken examples): http://www. youtube .com/watch?v=kIWw5T_6Y6w&feature=related