adj.
1.) free of animal ingredients and/or materials
2.) morally consistent
n.
1.) one who opposes unnecessary suffering and acts accordingly
ETYMOLOGY
Contraction of "vegetarian", from late middle English "vegetable", from late Latin "vegetabilis" meaning "animating", from Latin "vegetare" meaning "to quicken or bring to life"
1.) free of animal ingredients and/or materials
2.) morally consistent
n.
1.) one who opposes unnecessary suffering and acts accordingly
ETYMOLOGY
Contraction of "vegetarian", from late middle English "vegetable", from late Latin "vegetabilis" meaning "animating", from Latin "vegetare" meaning "to quicken or bring to life"
"If you want to convince a vegan that you're a fool, ask he or she where they get their protein."
"No, milk is not vegan."
"Because farms are some of the worst polluters in the world, you cannot call yourself an environmentalist if you are not vegan."
"No, milk is not vegan."
"Because farms are some of the worst polluters in the world, you cannot call yourself an environmentalist if you are not vegan."
by BSK May 20, 2007
Get the veganmug. Somebody who, despite living an affluent lifestyle of commercialism and consumption, thinks that they are making a positive impact on the planet as long as they eat lentils instead of cheese. Vegans are almost always teenage girls who think that the natural world consists of harmless pink flowers and rainbows and that there is no such thing as the food chain.
"The vegan felt better about herself because she drove her gas-guzzling pollutionmobile ten miles down the road and back, killing countless airborne insects along the way, just to top up on soy milk"
by rationalthinker November 27, 2006
Get the veganmug. a person who cares alot about the lives and well-being of animals so much that they abstain from eating all animal products and also do not buy any products which are tested on innocent animals.
Vegans follow a natural diet of only vegetables, seeds, fruit, legumes, etc.
They have the same selection of non-vegans, only the food is made with those listed in the "diet" part.
A vegan diet can decrease your risk of cancer, lung disease, obesity, and high cholesterol.
Meat substitutes can be just as tasty as regular meat, depending upon your tastes.
Vegans follow a natural diet of only vegetables, seeds, fruit, legumes, etc.
They have the same selection of non-vegans, only the food is made with those listed in the "diet" part.
A vegan diet can decrease your risk of cancer, lung disease, obesity, and high cholesterol.
Meat substitutes can be just as tasty as regular meat, depending upon your tastes.
by Jexirian/JOssius/Nix May 5, 2004
Get the Veganmug. A vegan does not consume animal products of any kind, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, honey, gelatin, or even white sugar, which is typically processed using animal bone. Most vegans avoid wearing leather, fur, wool, cashmere, felt, down, mohair, and silk because of the pain and death linked to animal-based fiber industries. Also Vegan's try to stay away from buying products from company's who preform animal testing.
Friend 1: Hey dude. Albertsons has a sale on Iams.
Vegan: Sorry, Can't buy it...they test on animals.
Vegan: Sorry, Can't buy it...they test on animals.
by Lord_Kya September 1, 2008
Get the Veganmug. Someone who doesn't eat meat, or any product made by animals. And they are not all crazy like that vegan teacher, infact, they hate her just as much as anyone! I am not vegan, though I don't eat pig, for moral reasons
Person 1 Hi Mrs. Johnson, what's dinner?
Person 2 Turkey.
Person 3 Oh, Person 2 can't eat turkey, she's vegan!
Person 2 Oh, in that case I will make salad, is that okay?
Person 1 Yeah, that's good!
Person 2 Turkey.
Person 3 Oh, Person 2 can't eat turkey, she's vegan!
Person 2 Oh, in that case I will make salad, is that okay?
Person 1 Yeah, that's good!
by FluffyPuppy2011 July 29, 2022
Get the Veganmug. by Yo Boi L August 8, 2020
Get the veganmug. A vegan is simply a practicing human herbivore.
All humans are herbivore by design.
That is an indisputable fact. (note: refer to Dr. Mills' "Comparative Anatomy of Eating" for a detailed analysis in chart format.)
Diet is the principle mode of earthly interaction and exchange. It is an essential feature of ecology that creatures function within certain behavioral 'niches' including dietary.
This is what enables nature's cooperative and supportive mechanisms to function and thus continuously renew and support all life. To not understand what we humans are designed to eat is so basic a misunderstanding that it has engendered many other destructive and self defeating behavioral forms including war and elitism.
This practical misunderstanding of our true herbivore natures also continues to bar our ability to commune as other animals do; openly, wholeheartedly and with a natural purity of spirit.
All humans are herbivore by design.
That is an indisputable fact. (note: refer to Dr. Mills' "Comparative Anatomy of Eating" for a detailed analysis in chart format.)
Diet is the principle mode of earthly interaction and exchange. It is an essential feature of ecology that creatures function within certain behavioral 'niches' including dietary.
This is what enables nature's cooperative and supportive mechanisms to function and thus continuously renew and support all life. To not understand what we humans are designed to eat is so basic a misunderstanding that it has engendered many other destructive and self defeating behavioral forms including war and elitism.
This practical misunderstanding of our true herbivore natures also continues to bar our ability to commune as other animals do; openly, wholeheartedly and with a natural purity of spirit.
Vegans do not consume animal products or engage in behaviors that violate other animals' rights to life, habitat and nature determined experiences.
by Cheryl Maietta October 27, 2006
Get the Veganmug.