vegan

[ vee-guhn, vey- ]

noun

1. a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
2. a person who does not use any animal products, as leather or wool.

adjective

1. of or relating to vegans or their practices:

   vegan shoes made of synthetic leather.

vegan

/ ˈviːɡən /

noun

1. a person who refrains from using any animal product whatever for food, clothing, or any other purpose

Other Words From

• vegan·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vegan¹

First recorded in 1940–45; contraction of veg(etari)an

Example Sentences

A May 2020 article published in the journal Global Environmental Change looked at data from 140 countries and concluded that a vegan diet has a 70 percent smaller carbon footprint than a traditional diet.

From Outside Online

There are 15 new Bib Gourmands this year, but for the first time in Switzerland, that list includes a vegan option with the addition of KLE in Zurich.

From Eater

It’s a five-year-old, full-service vegan restaurant that serves food inspired by the Andes region of South America.

From Eater

Recipe Rich Pins also let you specify that, for example, your recipe is vegan and gluten-free.

From Search Engine Watch

In 2008, just 5% of Hong Kongers classified themselves as vegan or flexitarian, according to a Hong Kong Vegetarian Society survey.

From Time

Most recently, Booker announced on Twitter that he would be going vegan, at least until the end of the year.

From The Daily Beast

Jordan Younger knew her raw vegan diet had become an unhealthy obsession when she started avoiding going out with friends.

From The Daily Beast

The fact that she was the author of a popular blog called The Blonde Vegan also compelled her to stick to the rigid lifestyle.

From The Daily Beast

When she was 17, she hosted a vegan dinner party that was featured in The New York Times Style section.

From The Daily Beast

She became vegan, “inspired by a love of puppies and a cow that winked at me on a family vacation.”

From The Daily Beast

Just then a Vegan girl, blue-skinned and fantastically wasp-waisted like all her kind, drifted over to Ramsey.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a description of himself, a description of the Vegan girl, and a wanted bulletin issued on them.

From Project Gutenberg

Behind him stood a heavy and pompous appearing Vegan in lordly trappings.

From Project Gutenberg

“Not to look for trouble,” the Vegan girl said in a frightened voice.

From Project Gutenberg

Margot Dennison looked at the frightened Vegan girl and smiled.

From Project Gutenberg