monkeywrenching
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The solitary and relatively anonymous character of monkeywrenching gave that activity a peculiar role within the movement. To openly discuss specific actions was to invite arrest; in theory, Earth First!ers^([sic]) could not, therefore, discuss monkeywrenching activities in detail at their gatherings."
- "In reality, says one of his closest friends and an active monkey wrencher who prefers anonymity, “Ed was reporting what he saw around him. Truth be told, monkey wrenching is not even controversial in many areas of the Southwest.[…]"
Etymology
From monkey wrench + -ing, popularized by environmental activist Edward Abbey in the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975).