Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lentil-weaver

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: lentil-weaver
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.

Derogatory; Humorous

Example Sentences

"Even in those lentil-weaving, middle-class homes that don't have a television set, there are computers; and rare indeed is the lentil-weaver who has never slipped an allegedly educational DVD into the laptop in order to buy herself half an hour's peace."
"Bigots grow old. As do lentil weavers. As do you. Trite but true."
"2011, "Moondog" on Mumsnet, quoted by Bloomsbury Publishing, The Complete Mumsnet Guides: Pregnancy; Babies; Toddlers, A&C Black →ISBN My sister read the Deborah Jackson book when she was pregnant. She was enchanted, being a full-on lentil weaver."

Etymology

See lentil-weaving.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lentil-weavers (plural)

Phrases

lentil-weaving

Frequently Paired Words

lentil-weaving

Synonyms

tree hugger yoghurt-knitter

Questions

What does lentil-weaver mean?: A left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.
Where does lentil-weaver come from?: See lentil-weaving.

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