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vegan

vegan

30 3.0
A person who does not eat or use animal products
  • noun
  • /ˈviːɡən/
translation icon : vegano
  • I'm vegan, although I chose to be vegan for ethical reasons.
  • strict vegans
  • vegans eat
  • become a vegan

I don't mind when abolitionist vegans want to try to convince me.

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Examples

  • I'm going to end up calling it like my vegan pantry essentials.

  • What we do know for certain is that being a vegan is healthy, right?

  • Actually, I became a vegan about a year ago, and I plan on staying that way through the pregnancy.

  • Like I've been a vegan for 30 years.

  • Traveling in Eastern Europe poses no problem for vegans, as long as they are willing to fast.

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  • We have just completed our first year of being fat-free vegans and have never felt better.

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  • Also, I read a fair share of comments from vegans and vegetarians who do not support this act.

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  • As a proud vegan, she refuses to buy clothes made from leather or wool.

  • He identifies as a vegan because he believes in animal rights and environmental sustainability.

  • Many vegans find creative ways to prepare delicious meals without using any animal products.

Synonyms

herbivore
vsvegan
  • Informal
1 3.4

A person who eats mostly plants and avoids meat

avoids all animal products in food and personal items, not only plant eating

Compounds

Food made without any animal products like meat, milk, eggs, or honey

How Plant-Based

vegan
30 3.0
vegetarian
116 1.9
omnivore
  • Specialized
9 3.9

Surface Forms

vegan singular
vegans plural

Etymology

The word vegan was made in England in 1944 from the word vegetarian, using its first and last parts as a simple memory trick. It named people who avoid meat, dairy and other animal products, so a vegan is someone who uses 'no animal products'.