1858, "fine woolen fabric," from Fr. dialectal beige "yellowish-gray, brownish-gray," from O.Fr. bege "the natural color of wool and cotton; raw, not dyed," origin obscure. As a shade of color, it is attested from 1879.
"Das Wort lebt namentlich in der Bourgogne und Fr. Comté, daneben aber auch im Südwesten." [Gamillscheg]
mod. boring; insipid. (California. See also vanilla.) : This day is way beige! Bag it!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Most of the snakes had handsome beige or brown markings.
Although there is a sedateness about the soothing beige color scheme that denotes a certain elegance.
They have a pale belly and beige to reddish-brown coat that is short during summer and thicker and longer in winter.
The picture is taken by equipment in a glossy beige box the size of a hotel minibar.
He wears a beige running suit, high-top sneakers and no socks.
The shelter fabric is a drab beige vinyl, and the sides of the tents roll up to let in a night breeze.
Aisles of beige boxes stretch as far as the eye can.
The kitchen cabinets didn't close all the way, and the wooden floors were hidden by beige industrial tiles.
One used a medicine dropper to add lavender into the beige liquid, while another stirred the drops in.
Interior was redone in beige leather, as original, and the exterior is in its original red.