zeitgist 

The general summary or essence of the spirit of the age - Zeit is German for "time" - Gist is English for "I don't want to hear the whole damn story"

I don't need to read every BuzzFeed listicle to get the zeitgist

zeitgist by FeddyUp April 17, 2017

Zeitgeist 

Spirit of the age - Zeit is German for time - Geist is German for Spirit.

For example the Zeitgeist in the 70s was love everyone (man). 50s post war euphoria... etc

Zeitgeist by dtr3197 August 25, 2006

E-Zeitgeist 

E-Zeitgeist is an expression that literally means “electronic zeitgeist”. The term zeitgeist refers to the intellectual, cultural, ethical and political climate, ambiance and morals of an era. While the “E” in e-zeitgeist stands for electronic it is more commonly used in this context to describe the trends which persist virtually (i.e. on the internet). Therefore, e-zeitgeist refers to the ethos of the electronic generation, their socio-cultural progression and the expression of a particular world view. Those born between roughly 1975 and 1985 are usually considered the first generation to seriously use and influence the e-zeitgeist.

Before going in an internet chat room it would be helpful to know the conventions that exist in the e-zeitgeist.

E-Zeitgeist by urbanhandle February 13, 2009

Zeitgeist 

Spirit of the times

The 1960s were a tumultuous time, as defined by the 1960s' "Zeitgeist"

Zeitgeist by Owen Munee January 30, 2004

zeitgeisted 

(Verb) to show one the movie "zeitgeist" and/or "zeitgeist: Addendum" and to then have them become a member of the zeitgeist movement and follow the beliefs of Peter Joseph

my friend was all like, "america has the best economy ever'', but then I zeitgeisted him and he was like, "venus project all the way man!"

zeitgeisted by eeeeman March 16, 2009

zeitgeisted 

Caught by the spirit of the times (from the German term Zeitgeist). The typical experience of being zeitgeisted is the realization or epiphany that some personal characteristic, predilection, or experience believed to be special to you is in fact common out there in the Zeitgeist. You believed it to be uniquely yours, but in fact you were probably interested in it for the same reasons that dozens or thousands of others are as well. Your pursuit of originality was futile! Now you have just been reminded of that fact.

“A week after he launched his new website on (some obscure subject), G. was zeitgeisted by Wired Magazine publishing a feature on the exact same subject.”

zeitgeisted by Dr. Cheeseburger February 6, 2009

zeitgeist 

A very good movie that every american should watch immediately. It's about everything that is wrong with america and religion and tells how corrupt the government is and tells you there lies and there plans for the upcoming future. And you can watch it at youtube or google videos.

i just watched zeitgeist on youtube, and i'm speechless. holy shit is all i can say.

zeitgeist by cloverfield January 13, 2008