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 ==English==
-===Etymology===
-From '''beer''' + '''errant'''. Modeled after ''knight-errant'', denoting one who wanders in pursuit of an idealized quest; here applied humorously to beer.
 ===Pronunciation===
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 * Hyphenation: beer-er‧rant
-===Noun===
+===Part of Speech===
-'''beer-errant''' (plural: '''beer-errants''')
+'''Noun''' and '''Adjective'''
+===Etymology===
+From '''beer''' + '''errant''', modeled after [[knight-errant]].
+''Errant'' derives from Old French ''errant'' (“wandering”), from Latin ''errare'' (“to wander”).
+The formation preserves the chivalric quest structure while substituting beer for martial or religious duty.
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-# A person who engages in quixotic or romanticized conduct involving beer; one who pursues beer-related adventures with exaggerated idealism or misplaced chivalry.
+===Definitions===
-#* ''He set off across town in the snow, determined to rescue the last craft stout from extinction — a true beer-errant.''
-#* ''Like a beer-errant tilting at windmills, he defended the honor of his favorite brewery in every online forum.''
+====As a noun====
+# A person who engages in quixotic conduct involving beer.
+# A person who undertakes bold, impractical, or sentimental missions centered around beer, often driven by emotional sincerity rather than rational planning.
+====As an adjective====
+# Describing bold, impractical, nostalgic, or idealistic behavior involving beer.
+# Characterized by symbolic gestures involving beer undertaken with exaggerated conviction.
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+===Example Sentences===
+* Everyone else stayed home and watched the news—he went full '''beer-errant''' and flew into a war zone with nothing but a duffel bag and a case of Pabst.
+* There’s a fine line between bravery and being a '''beer-errant''', and Chickie danced on it with every step through Vietnam.
+* They called him a fool, but every '''beer-errant''' starts with someone saying it can’t be done.
+* To be '''beer-errant''' is to mistake sentiment for strategy—and do it anyway, grinning.
+* It was a '''beer-errant''' scheme from the start: a map drawn on a napkin, a borrowed truck, and a promise made in a bar.
+* The whole trip was '''beer-errant''' in nature—no plan, just beer, blind optimism, and a vague sense of purpose.
+* He made a '''beer-errant''' vow to show up for every friend who ever bought him a drink, no matter the distance.
+* His '''beer-errant''' logic was simple: if you care enough, you bring the beer in person—even to a battlefield.
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 ===Usage Notes===
-Often humorous or mildly ironic. The term evokes exaggerated heroism applied to trivial or convivial pursuits.
+Often humorous or mock-chivalric in tone.
+Unlike simple drunken recklessness, '''beer-errantry''' implies deliberate commitment to a symbolic gesture involving beer.
+The term may be ironic, affectionate, or gently critical depending on context.
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+==Cultural Commentary==
+===The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)===
+[[The Greatest Beer Run Ever]] (2022) provides perhaps the most literal modern embodiment of the '''beer-errant''' archetype.
+John “Chickie” Donohue’s decision to carry a duffel bag of Pabst Blue Ribbon into an active war zone reflects the core spirit of the term: bold, impractical, emotionally driven, and rooted in misguided idealism.
+Chickie’s beer-errantry lacks clear strategy or rational purpose. What it possesses instead is sincerity—the belief that sharing a beer might bridge the gulf between home and war.
+Rather than parody, the story functions as a case study in symbolic absurdity that becomes transformative.
+----
+===The World’s End (2013)===
+[[The World’s End]] (2013) presents a darker and more comedic form of beer-errantry.
+Gary King’s obsessive attempt to complete the “Golden Mile” pub crawl exemplifies beer-errant behavior: nostalgic, impractical, and sustained by a personal myth no longer aligned with present reality.
+Like a knight-errant clinging to a fading code, the beer-errant persists even when the quest no longer makes sense.
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+===Archetype===
+The '''beer-errant''' archetype combines:
+* Sentiment over strategy
+* Symbolic gesture over practicality
+* Personal myth over collective consensus
+The figure is not necessarily foolish, but is driven by conviction that may outpace wisdom.
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 ===Related Terms===
 * [[knight-errant]]
 * [[quixotic]]
-* [[ale]]
+* [[pot-valiancy]]
-* [[brewery]]
+* [[liquid courage]]
+* [[quixoticism]]
+----
+===Transliterations===
+* Zhuyin (non-tonal approximation): ㄅㄧㄦ ㄝㄖㄢㄊ
+* Katakana: ビア・エラント
+* Hangul: 비어에런트
+* Georgian (stylized): ბირ-ერანტ
+===See Also===
+* [[quixotic]]
+* [[beer]]
+* [[errant]]
+* [[mock-heroic]]
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