Meaning of tree-hugging | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Supporting of environment concerns such as combating pollution, deforestation, etc.
   derogatory
2. To wrap one's arms around the trunk of a tree, as in an embrace.

Examples

“He could have developed his oil wells if it wasn't for those pesky tree-hugging hippies.”

““They were hugely embarrassed to find out I was tree-hugging champion; it wasn’t exactly the ‘cool mum’ hat they wanted me to have. So I do feel slightly bad for their street cred.””

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