definition of zeitgeisty

adjective

typical or representative of a period and a culture, particularly the present one

If you are upwardly mobile, zeitgeisty with-it, and media savvy, you've had HBO.

Submitted from United Kingdom on 18/04/2012 12:55:00

Definition of zeitgeisty from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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