tree-hugging
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- adjective
- /triː ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
- Informal
- They described him as a tree-hugging enthusiast who organized community cleanups to protect the environment.
- tree-hugging environmentalist
- granola-loving tree-hugging
Examples
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My workplace is 99% liberal, tree-hugging, all-inclusive.
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I said, "Nope, I'm on my way to a tree-hugging party."
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Back then I was a tree-hugging, anti-establishment kind of girl, with little faith in the military or U.S. government.
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I have gone from a hardcore conservative to a tree-hugging liberal.
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And maybe it helped turn me into a lifetime tree-hugging hippie, so I am eternally grateful.
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He's a right-wing, fiscally conservative, beef-eating Republican, and I'm a liberal, tree-hugging, salmon-eating Democrat.
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As a tree-hugging activist, she dedicated her weekends to cleaning up local parks.
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The documentary highlighted the tree-hugging movement and its impact on environmental policies.
Synonyms
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Supporting actions that protect the environment
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Tree-hugging comes from people who literally hugged trees to protect them, and it joins tree and hug where hug means 'to hold someone or something close'. That's why tree-hugging describes strong support for protecting nature and is sometimes used as a joke or insult.