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  • adjective informal Inclined to preach about the benefits of a vegetarian diet.

Etymologies

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Blend of veg and evangelical

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Examples

  • Instead of vegangelical, the word should be veganlogical.

    Ari Solomon: Who You Callin' Vegangelical? 2009

  • I realized that I had never pondered this, nor heard it mentioned in any vegangelical proselytizing, which generally stakes out an intractable moral high ground that is certainly understandable and possibly superior but not especially practical.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Laura Silverman 2011

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  • Heard on NPR: preaching the gospel of veganism.

    January 7, 2008

  • Was quoted in a New York Times article - full of meaning!

    February 15, 2008

  • Person who is very committed to their vegan diet, sees it as a panacaea for many of the world's ills, and goes on about it a lot

    September 11, 2009