tree-hugging
adj1
Derogatory Supporting of environment concerns such as combating pollution, deforestation, etc.
- He could have developed his oil wells if it wasn't for those pesky tree-hugging hippies.
2
To wrap one's arms around the trunk of a tree, as in an embrace.
- “They were hugely embarrassed to find out I was tree-hugging champion; it wasn’t exactly the ‘cool mum’ hat they wanted me to have. So I do feel slightly bad for their street cred.”2024 October 9, Severin Carrell, “Teacher Hannah Willow crowned as Glasgow’s first tree-hugging champion”, in The Guardian:
- Synonyms
- lentil-weaving, yoghurt-knitting
- Related terms
- tree-hugger