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. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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 81 more...
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candy cane heroin
sex, sexual, branden, rozz, candy cane, candy canes, cotton candy, may day, may, taurus, heroin, love and 134 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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_mark's keywords ™
words that describe me or that i am focusing on.
( personal list )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/personas--2<...satirical, dark, enigmatic, androgyny, appreciative, opinionated, inquisitive, sensitive, nonchalant, acerbic, scientific, circumspective and 220 more...
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2031 more...
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Food
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spaghetti, yogurt, muesli, rarebit, wheat, cream, cheese, pumpkin, custard, couscous, oats, sausage and 237 more...
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words I have an irrational and burnin...
celesbian, crouch, perez hilton, slop, lotus boob, anal fissure, eat out, crotch, sewage, backwash, vomit, pus and 100 more...
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Inspiration Collection
piece of cake, firewater, sweetbrier, artesian, artisan, plenty, figurehead, incendiary, vignette, few, minimalism, NO and 40 more...
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No thanks, I'm on a diet
Interesting/noteworthy food intake regimens.
locavore, proxivore, opportunivore, freegan, vegan, vegetarian, fruitarian, kosher, halal, okinawa, south beach, atkins and 11 more...
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strausser's Words
utterly, pathetic, awesome, oblivious, neurotic, savour, stipulate, macintosh, passionate, insane, chai, cinnamon and 75 more...
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Chimera's Words
chimera, arsenic, ungulate, lunacy, mirth, vegan, idiosyncratic, glorious, minx, phallus, hysteria, dim and 3 more...
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Words on My British 2l Bottle of Lemo...
cloudy, comminuted, trace, statutory, carbonated, aspartame, sucralose, calorie, malic, slimming, safety, vegan and 1 more...
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Food and Beverage
phyllo, beurre, habanero, cordon bleu, coleslaw, corvina, au gratin, poblano, frittata, sabayon, meritage, côte a l’os and 85 more...
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Words I've Seen on T-Shirts Worn By W...
Words on t-shirts worn around the office.
bioneer, vegan, wordnik, mongo, Phish, Columbia, GAP, glyde, bike, build, weathermen, liars and 28 more...
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Heinous!
(words I hate)
route, tuber, lollygag, vagina, goiter, wienerschnitzel, bratwurst, diarrhea, farted, vegan, poo, dunce and 4 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for vegan.
bilby Persons originating from the planet Vega. Apr 19, 2008
sarra see vegetarian for clarification of the differences! Apr 19, 2008