tree hugger

A slightly derogatory term describing an employee of a company who stays in the same position for many, many years. This term is usually used in industries such as software engineering where the dynamics of the profession are always changing and it is not unusual for other people in the same field to change jobs every few years. This term was often used in the Silicon Valley during the dot-com bubble (late 1990s).

The opposite of a job hopper is a tree hugger.

tree hugger by Jon Davis January 1, 2009

tree hugger

Often used by me-huggers (i.e.selfish and self-centered people who refuse to care about others and the world around them) to insult those people who deeply care about the environment and the people around them. Tree-huggers love more than just themselves, As with many pejorative labels that aim to hurt and belittle others, the term tree-hugger has been proudly embraced by those who truly want to save the planet for future generations.

I am a proud Trump-voter, unlike those tree huggers in the blue states.

tree hugger by MK11222 April 10, 2017

Tree hugger

Chelsea Joyce

Chelsea Joyce is such a tree hugger.

Tree hugger by joy powder November 10, 2019

tree hugger

A small or shorter person romantically involved with a peniley-challenged individual who is significantly larger or taller. The term is based off of the idea that the taller partner's large penis would be comparably large enough for the shorter partner to wrap their arms around.

Did you see how small Shaq's new girlfriend is? She's such a little tree hugger!

tree hugger by a-day February 5, 2023

Tree Hugger

A liberal who claims to love the environment, but uses their love of nature as an excuse to not shave their pits. More commonly just the women.

That tree hugger looks like a Turkish lesbian!

Tree Hugger by Formerstreetrunnerofstlouis November 16, 2023

Tree hugger

A nigga that must hug a tree to receive his lashings.

Go over there tree hugger.

Tree hugger by TyroneBBBC December 2, 2023

tree hugger

Person who seeks enlightenment while riding. May occur due to a mechanical failure, intentional in nature, etc.

" Bro was a tree hugger throughout his entire life, but didn't see this coming"

"Did you hear about bro? No.... he hugged a tree last night. He'll be aight though, he just wanted to connect with nature"

tree hugger by that's_amazeballs July 5, 2025