Meanings
comparative more vegangelical · superlative most vegangelical
- informalInclined to preach about the benefits of a vegan diet.
[…] easing into the specifics as they ask more is going to get you a better response than being vegangelical about it and preaching about battery cages and bolt guns.
2011, Claire Askew, Generation V, page 442 more examples
Many vegan activists recommend that we be vegangelical with our loved ones and friends, taking every opportunity to point out why their flesh food is hurting their health[…]
2009, Alexandra Jamieson, Living Vegan for Dummies, page 100And while it still holds true that you shouldn't be the vegangelical asshole to your friends, sometimes you can go a little further in explaining the whys of your veganism to your friends than you can with your family.
2010, Bob Torres, Jenna Torres, Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World, page 135
Origin
Blend of vegan + evangelical.
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