English

Alternative forms

• lentil weaving

Noun

lentil-weaver ‎(plural lentil-weavers)

1. (humorous, sometimes pejorative) A left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.
   • 2009 October 17, Jemima Lewis, "Yes, the nanny state is right", Daily Telegraph

     Even in those lentil-weaving, middle-class homes that don't have a television set, there are computers; and rare indeed is the lentil-weaver who has never slipped an allegedly educational DVD into the laptop in order to buy herself half an hour's peace.

   • 2010, "SerendipitousHarlot" on Mumsnet, quoted by Justine Roberts, Why Did Nobody Tell Me?: Home Truths Every Parent Needs to Know (Mumsnet), Bloomsbury Publishing (ISBN 9781408811276), page 395

     Bigots grow old. As do lentil weavers. As do you. Trite but true.

   • 2011, "Moondog" on Mumsnet, quoted by Bloomsbury Publishing, The Complete Mumsnet Guides: Pregnancy; Babies; Toddlers, A&C Black (ISBN 9781408824719)

     My sister read the Deborah Jackson book when she was pregnant. She was enchanted, being a full-on lentil weaver.

Related terms

• lentil-weaving

Synonyms

• tree hugger
• yoghurt-knitter