lentil-weaver en · NOUN
Etymology
See lentil-weaving.
Meanings
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(derogatory, humorous, sometimes) A left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.
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.
2009 October 17, Jemima Lewis, “Yes, the nanny state is right”, in Daily Telegraph:2011, "Moondog" on Mumsnet, quoted by Bloomsbury Publishing, The Complete Mumsnet Guides: Pregnancy; Babies; Toddlers, A&C Black →ISBN My sister read the Deborah Jackson book when she was pregnant. She was enchanted, being a full-on lentil weaver.
Bigots grow old. As do lentil weavers. As do you. Trite but true.
2010, "SerendipitousHarlot" on Mumsnet, quoted by Justine Roberts, Why Did Nobody Tell Me?: Home Truths Every Parent Needs to Know (Mumsnet), Bloomsbury Publishing →ISBN, page 395
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lentil-weavers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |