beige flag
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A clue or indication (especially on an online dating profile) that a person is boring or unoriginal.
Slang
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beige, flag.
Example Sentences
- "just seen someone on tiktok saying people talking about pineapple on pizza on dating apps is the biggest "beige flag" and i could not agree more"
- "Jana Hocking says having a standard profile picture on a dating app is a "beige flag.""
- "Like their red and green cousins, beige flags start popping up everywhere once you know what they are (that's called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon). For example, having strong opinions about, say, peanut butter is probably a beige flag. Surely anybody with a moderately interesting life would have better things to talk about than whether or not blended peanuts should contain slightly whole peanuts."
- "my bf's beige flag is he'll constantly tell me he has ocd but then proceed to cut the brownies like this 😭😭😭"
- "Though the video went viral a year ago, you've probably been seeing the slang term all over your FYP since late May 2023. In fact, the hashtag #beigeflag has amassed over 269.6 million views and counting, and it's all thanks to a new trend where users (lovingly) expose their partners' beige flags."
- "This is the definition inspiring a TikTok trend for "my boyfriend's beige flag..." or "My girlfriend's beige flag is...", where people in relationships share quirky details about their partners, like the fact they always ask the waiter what they should order and then follow suit; or sleep-talking about their golf game; or mispronouncing words; or their refusal to put their phone on silent during the night in case they miss their alarm (I mean this one might grate personally but…)"
Etymology
By analogy with red flag and green flag, due to the perception of beige as a boring or bland colour. Popularized on TikTok in 2022.