tree-hugging

English

tree-hugging (comparative more tree-hugging, superlative most tree-hugging)

(derogatory) Supporting of environment concerns such as combating pollution, deforestation, etc.
He could have developed his oil wells if it wasn't for those pesky tree-hugging hippies.
(literal) To wrap one's arms around the trunk of a tree, as in an embrace.
- 2024 October 9, Severin Carrell, “Teacher Hannah Willow crowned as Glasgow’s first tree-hugging champion”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:
  “They were hugely embarrassed to find out I was tree-hugging champion; it wasn’t exactly the ‘cool mum’ hat they wanted me to have. So I do feel slightly bad for their street cred.”