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Veganuary

name
/ˈviːɡən.juɛri/

Etymology

Blend of vegan + January, from 2014.

  1. derived from Iānuārius
  2. derived from genever
  3. inherited from Januarie
  4. compounded as veganuary — “vegan + January”

Definitions

  1. A January in which people are encouraged to eat vegan food after the Christmas excesses.

    • Around two-thirds of those who take part in Veganuary enjoy it so much that they choose to stay vegan at the end of the month, and almost everyone else chooses to become vegetarian or reduce their consumption of animal products.
    • Veganuary has been blamed for poor performance in pubs and restaurants last month, with sales slumping after a strong Christmas.
    • Restaurants dropping meat dishes as costs rise and Veganuary grows more popular [title]

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for Veganuary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA