Econut

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who takes a strong interest in environmental issues. derogatory, slang

    "Murder, arson, rape, pestilence and doom, screamed the econuts. Death by radioactivity, malformed children for generations, atomic holocaust. Not one bugaboo of the econuts' arsenal of horror tales was left unused[…]"

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"Murder, arson, rape, pestilence and doom, screamed the econuts. Death by radioactivity, malformed children for generations, atomic holocaust. Not one bugaboo of the econuts' arsenal of horror tales was left unused[…]"

Etymology

From eco- + nut.

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