tree hugger
An environmental campaigner, especially one who aims to restrict logging and…An environmental campaigner, especially one who aims to restrict logging and especially one who uses dramatic, attention-grabbing methods of obstruction.
» Tom is a tree hugger.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, slang)An environmental campaigner, especially one who aims to restrict logging and especially one who uses dramatic, attention-grabbing methods of obstruction.
Baumschmuser, Baumschmuserin
(slang)A hippie.
- derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests
Examples
3 sentencesTom is a tree hugger.
She's a tree hugger.
deSie ist eine Baumknutscherin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She never uses paper towels. She is such a tree hugger, you know.
deSie benutzt nie Papiertücher. Sie ist so ein Ökofreak, weißt du. — Manfredo
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From tree + hugger. Popularized after the Chipko movement in India of the 1970s, who resorFrom tree + hugger. Popularized after the Chipko movement in India of the 1970s, who resorted to actual group hugging of trees in order to prevent deforestation. Tommy James claims that his song "Draggin' the Line" (1971) popularized the phrase.
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