ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTALIST
ADJECTIVES
2004 ► ECO-FREAKO overly devoted to ethical ecological principles → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1970 ► ECOFREAK an environmental activist, used in derision → US sl.
1972 ► ECO-NUT an environmental activist, used in derision → US sl.
1979 ► BIRD-WATCHER an environmentalist; used derisively → 1979 US political sl.
1984 ► ECOLOGY FREAK a devoted environmentalist → US sl.
1985 ► GUPPIE a yuppie concerned about the environment, and ecological issues → sl.
1993 ► BASIC BROWN a person who has minimal interest in environmental issues and would be, on the whole, unwilling to spend more money for products and services simply on the basis of their being environmentally sound (Bk.)
1996 ► BIRKENSTOCK BUDDY an environmentalist → US students’ sl.
2002 ► ECOWARRIOR a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature → UK sl.
2006 ► DUCK-SQUEEZER a person with strong concerns about the environment and conservation, esp. rescuing oil-covered ducks → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► EAGLE FREAK a person with strong concerns about the environment and conservation, esp. the preservation of the eagle → US sl. (Bk.)