watermelon
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
According to this distorted view of life, environmentalists are watermelons – green on the outside, red on the inside – who want to impose regulation, “the slippery slope to socialism”, on the use of tobacco, ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases.
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 “watermelon” mean?
An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.
Is “watermelon” formal or informal?
watermelon is generally derogatory, slang.