Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, as fur or leather.
Wiktionary
- adj. Relating to vegans or veganism.
- adj. Relating to Vega (the star).
- n. A person who does not consume, use or eat any animal products; a supporter of veganism
- n. Someone from Vega, which is either a town in Norway, Sweden, or Texas, or (science fiction) the system of the star.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A vegetarian who does not eat any animal products, not even fish, eggs, or milk.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
Etymologies
- Short for vegetarian.
Examples
“Danielle Konya, who launched Vegan Treats in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1998, plasters her bakery and marketing material—she distributes to 100 restaurants in the Northeast, she says—with the term "vegan.”
The Wall Street Journal: Is That Cupcake Vegan or Just Butter- and Egg-Free?
“Most people know how to pronounce the word vegan and define it, too.”
The Huffington Post: Victoria Moran: Farm Sanctuary: 25 Years for the Animals
“The case of the prosecution and prosecutors is that the couple intentionally and deliberately starved their child to death and used the term vegan to escape prosecution.”
Jade Sanders and Larmont Thomas: Murderers or Vegans on trial?
“The word "vegan" or "vegetarian" on a package is not a synonym for healthy, Blatner says.”
“He told me, don't get too hung up on the word 'vegan'," says Zabriskie.”
“His short-sleeved chef's whites reveal the word "vegan" tattooed on his right inner forearm.”
“She was a Vegan before the term vegan "was popular and mainstream.”
“I salute you for your boldness and trying to convince us being vegan is the only way to go.”
“Going vegan is more than a diet. (abuse of animals is not limited to just what we eat)”
“Nowadays, going vegetarian or vegan is practically normal.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘vegan’.
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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rastafari
dem woodz assoseeated wit da reegae mon..
( Reggae, Rastafari, Rasta, Jamaica, Zion, Haile Selassie, Africa, Caribbean )
( slang, randomness )Rastafari, puff, Jah, reggae, Haile Selassie, Jamaica, Kingston, Caribbean, Dominican, Zion, Africa, cannabis and 79 more...
bilby Persons originating from the planet Vega. Apr 19, 2008
sarra see vegetarian for clarification of the differences! Apr 19, 2008