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yoghurt-knitter

yoghurt-knitter noun: a left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.

Noun

yoghurt-knitter (plural yoghurt-knitters)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, sometimes) A left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.
    • New Age mumbo-jumbo about 'living in balance' with whatever the latest thing some dippy yoghurt knitter from the West Coast of the United States of Woo- Woo has just discovered as being vital to our wellbeing.2004, Rohan Candappa, Retox Diet, Ebury Press, →ISBN
    • However, what I see is rational atheist Greens arguing fiercely with the homeopathic yoghurt-knitters, not a homogenous sect.2005, "review of The March of Unreason: Science, democracy and the new fundamentalism", New Scientist

Synonyms of yoghurt-knitter

Forms of yoghurt-knitter

pluralyoghurt-knitters
alternative formyoghurt knitter
alternative formyogurt knitter
alternative formyogurt-knitter

Origin of yoghurt-knitter

From yoghurt + knitter.

Questions about yoghurt-knitter

What does yoghurt-knitter mean?
Yoghurt-knitter means a left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.
What part of speech is yoghurt-knitter?
Yoghurt-knitter is a noun.
What is the plural of yoghurt-knitter?
The plural of yoghurt-knitter is yoghurt-knitters.

Words near yoghurt-knitter in the dictionary

  1. yoghurt cheese
  2. yoghurt knitter
  3. yoghurt knitters
  4. yoghurt knitting
  5. yoghurt maker
  6. yoghurt-knitter
  7. yoghurt-knitters
  8. yoghurt-knitting
  9. yoghurted
  10. yoghurtless
  11. yoghurtlike

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