flexitarian

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English

Etymology

Blend of flexible +‎ vegetarian.

Noun

flexitarian (plural flexitarians)

  1. One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.

Usage notes

  • This term is sometimes used pejoratively by strict vegetarians.

Coordinate terms

Translations

Adjective

flexitarian (comparative more flexitarian, superlative most flexitarian)

  1. (of a person) Being a flexitarian.
  2. (of food, a diet, etc.) Being what a flexitarian might eat.

References

  • Karen Iacobbo and Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today, Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), →ISBN, pages 164–5.