Zelig
/ˈzɛlɪɡ
/noun North American
A person who is able to change their appearance, behaviour, or attitudes, so as to be comfortable in any situation: he has become a veritable Zelig of high technology, burrowing into every information industry nook...
- He felt he had to become a Zelig character, redefine himself to accommodate this new reality.
Origin
1980s: from the name of Leonard Zelig, central character in Woody Allen's film Zelig (1983).