vegan

[ vee-guh n, vey- ]

/ ˈvi gən, ˈveɪ- /

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noun

a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.

a person who does not use any animal products, as leather or wool.

adjective

of or relating to vegans or their practices: vegan shoes made of synthetic leather.

Words nearby vegan

veg, veg out, vega, vega alta, vega baja, vegan, vegeburger, vegemite, vegetable, vegetable butter, vegetable cellar

Origin of vegan

1940–45; veg(etari)an

OTHER WORDS FROM vegan

ve·gan·ism, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vegan

vegan vegetarian

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Examples from the Web for vegan

When she was 17, she hosted a vegan dinner party that was featured in The New York Times Style section.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’|Kevin Fallon|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eat a vegan diet for fertility: Probably false, but unknown.
The Biggest Myths and Truths About Baby Making|Jean Twenge|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You know, regular Americans who also happen to be dancers at a vegan strip club.
Vegan Strippers Let It All Hang Out|Kelly Williams Brown|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The site is provocative enough in the vegan world to earn its own digital arch-nemesis “30 Bananas A Day…Sucks!”
Why the ‘30 Bananas a Day Diet’ Is Monkey Business|Abby Haglage|January 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jay Z and Beyoncé End Veganism: The 22-day vegan challenge has come to a close!
Phoebe Philo Honored by the Queen; Jay Z and Beyonce End Veganism|The Fashion Beast Team|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just then a Vegan girl, blue-skinned and fantastically wasp-waisted like all her kind, drifted over to Ramsey.
Equation of Doom|Gerald Vance
Margot Dennison looked at the frightened Vegan girl and smiled.
Equation of Doom|Gerald Vance
The man was wearing Vegan clothes, but he wasn't Bart's father.
The Colors of Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
“Not to look for trouble,” the Vegan girl said in a frightened voice.
Equation of Doom|Gerald Vance
But from what you say, I'd rather be in bed with a rattler than have a treaty with a Vegan.
Upstarts|L. J. Stecher

British Dictionary definitions for vegan

vegan

/ (ˈviːɡən) /

noun

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

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vegan

noun

adjective

Words related to vegan

Words nearby vegan

Origin of vegan

OTHER WORDS FROM vegan

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vegan

Examples from the Web for vegan

British Dictionary definitions for vegan

noun