Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lentil-weaving

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: lentil-weav-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having left-wing, environmentalist or hippie leanings.

Derogatory; Humorous

Example Sentences

"A home birth does not make you a lentil-weaving hippy or a dangerous, selfish nutter who is putting herself and her baby at risk."
"Imagine yourself as a beautiful, lentil weaving, Ma Walton type mother and after a while, you start to become the imagined mother!"
"How would lentil-weaving Guardian readers have fared in a land without dishwashers populated by toughs with beard lice? Badly, is my guess."

Etymology

Formed similarly to yoghurt-knitting: weaving and cooking with lentils are two hobbies stereotypically associated with environmentally-conscious or hippie lifestyles. Coined on the parenting forum Mumsnet.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lentil weaving (alternative)

Phrases

lentil-weaver

Frequently Paired Words

lentil-weaver

Synonyms

tree-hugging yoghurt-knitting

Questions

What does lentil-weaving mean?: Having left-wing, environmentalist or hippie leanings.
Where does lentil-weaving come from?: Formed similarly to yoghurt-knitting: weaving and cooking with lentils are two hobbies stereotypically associated with environmentally-conscious or hippie lifestyles. Coined on the parenting forum Mumsnet.

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