A silly word to categorise people whose eating habits don't already fit into a category but desperately want to belong to a label.
by ignatios August 01, 2004
some one who essentially eats just vegetables (as well as fish, eggs & milk) who's not too uptight about eating meat ocaisionally as a matter of convenience; a lenient vegetarian
Rather than offend his hosts, he ate a good-sized portion of the spaghetti a la carbonara they offered rather than making a meal out of salad, bread & dessert. Why go hungry? I'm a flexitarian.
by Mandingoe May 28, 2004
an omnivore who maintains a predominantly plant-based diet, but continues to eat animals (including fowl and sea animals).
Although Julie eats lots of nuts, legumes, fruits, and vegetables in her daily diet, she is a self-proclaimed flexitarian who will periodically eat fish or chicken.
by Beagle January 05, 2005
by sunburntm8 November 10, 2020
David didn't even know he was a flexitarian at first, but he learned he was because he didn't eat meat every day.
by Oh Carolina! January 03, 2016
by Muh_Balls August 20, 2012
1) a pretend vegetarian
2) one who claims to be vegetarian, but eats meat when it's "convenient" (see faketarian)
2) one who claims to be vegetarian, but eats meat when it's "convenient" (see faketarian)
Jesse: I went to Ashe's house for dinner, they were having chicken and rice.
Rodney: So you went hungry, right?
Jesse: No, I'm a flexitarian when i need to be.
Rodney: More like faketarian.
Rodney: So you went hungry, right?
Jesse: No, I'm a flexitarian when i need to be.
Rodney: More like faketarian.
by sp00ki September 18, 2006