Definitions

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  • noun The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.

Etymologies

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Blend of ecological and sabotage

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Examples

  • That evening, on the set of a public-television book show, T.C. Boyle talked about how he has a certain admiration for acts of "ecotage," but in his fiction he tries to show both sides of the story.

    Coping Strategies P. J. O'Rourke 2002

  • That evening, on the set of a public-television book show, T.C. Boyle talked about how he has a certain admiration for acts of "ecotage," but in his fiction he tries to show both sides of the story.

    Coping Strategies P. J. O'Rourke 2002

  • The oil and gas industry is [accustomed] to 'ecotage' and sabotage of various kinds. "

    Latest Articles 2008

  • Even if Stacy had been the sugar-slinging chain swinger, his ecotage had been aborted.

    A Rock in the Baltic Barr, Robert, 1850-1912 1906

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  • vandalism in the favor of the environment

    July 30, 2009