zeitgeisty

adj

zeitgeisty

adj

/ˈzaɪtɡaɪsti/

Etymology From zeitgeist + -y.

1

Informal Conforming to the zeitgeist.

  • Behind this zeitgeisty observation, however, lies the more convincing […]2001, Dr. Peter Knight, Conspiracy Culture: From Kennedy to 'The X-Files, Routledge, →ISBN, page 183:
  • This is the major problem of the new project that I am working on — it is so zeitgeisty that each day that passes that it is not yet fully written makes it feel more and more dated.2008, 2009 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Language and Arts), F+W Media, →ISBN:
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  • "Sonic Youth are always zeitgeisty,” says Cafritz, “so it sounded really appealing at that moment.2010, David Browne, Goodbye 20th Century, ReadHowYouWant, →ISBN, page 348:
  • Social trendspotters nodded as that zeitgeistiest of journalists, The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell, called for […]2010, Gideon Haigh, The Office: A Hardworking History, The Miegunyah Press, →ISBN, page viii:
  • […] near future corporate wars and 'the realist underground' and was eclipsed by the zeitgeistier The Matrix (1999).2011, Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 173:
  • Whether these apps are tracking a zeitgeisty generational shift, or simply tapping into the self-evident truth that people like to share with friends on the internet, is another question.2022 August 21, Laurie Clarke, “‘It’s a modern-day Facebook’ – how BeReal became Gen Z’s favourite app”, in The Guardian:

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