econut

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Meaning · English

One who takes a strong interest in environmental issues.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Murder, arson, rape, pestilence and doom, screamed the econuts. Death by radioactivity, malformed children for generations, atomic holocaust. Not one bugaboo of the econuts' arsenal of horror tales was left unused[…]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “econut” mean?

One who takes a strong interest in environmental issues.

Is “econut” formal or informal?

econut is generally derogatory, slang.