Zelign.

Brit.

/ˈzɛlɪɡ/, U.S.

/ˈzɛlɪɡ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Zelig.

Etymology: < the name of Leonard Zelig, a character in the U.S. film Zelig (1983), written and directed by ‘Woody Allen’. The film has the form of a documentary about a man (Zelig) able to change his appearance and persona to suit his surroundings, and (apparently) participate in important historical events. Compare slightly earlier Zelig-like adj.

Allusively: a person who is able to change his or her appearance, behaviour, attitudes, etc., so as to seem comfortable in or well-suited to any situation or set of circumstances.

ΚΠ

1984 Nat. Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 5 Mar. John Doe... Historically, this Leonard Zelig of the law materialized chiefly when necessary to implement a fiction or when a party's true name was not known.]

1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Apr. 78/2 It is not that everyone is a Zelig—a chameleon—but that everyone has a complex personality and certain parts respond to certain places.

1985 M. Royko in Chicago Tribune 12 Apr. 3 They really didn't notice they had nominated a political Zelig who didn't once mention tax reform.

1998 Nation (N.Y.) 7 Sept. 30/2 The kaleidoscope of images that made Diana the world's darling—glamourpuss, savior, victim, mother, a Zelig for our times.

2006 Oxf. Amer. Summer 82/2 He'd gig relentlessly, meandering like a Zelig through music: writing commercial jingles, producing a pair of albums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zelig
释义	Zelign. Brit. /ˈzɛlɪɡ/, U.S. /ˈzɛlɪɡ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Zelig. Etymology: < the name of Leonard Zelig, a character in the U.S. film Zelig (1983), written and directed by ‘Woody Allen’. The film has the form of a documentary about a man (Zelig) able to change his appearance and persona to suit his surroundings, and (apparently) participate in important historical events. Compare slightly earlier Zelig-like adj. Allusively: a person who is able to change his or her appearance, behaviour, attitudes, etc., so as to seem comfortable in or well-suited to any situation or set of circumstances. ΚΠ 1984 Nat. Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 5 Mar. John Doe... Historically, this Leonard Zelig of the law materialized chiefly when necessary to implement a fiction or when a party's true name was not known.] 1984 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Apr. 78/2 It is not that everyone is a Zelig—a chameleon—but that everyone has a complex personality and certain parts respond to certain places. 1985 M. Royko in Chicago Tribune 12 Apr. 3 They really didn't notice they had nominated a political Zelig who didn't once mention tax reform. 1998 Nation (N.Y.) 7 Sept. 30/2 The kaleidoscope of images that made Diana the world's darling—glamourpuss, savior, victim, mother, a Zelig for our times. 2006 Oxf. Amer. Summer 82/2 He'd gig relentlessly, meandering like a Zelig through music: writing commercial jingles, producing a pair of albums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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