treehugger

tree-hug·ger

[tree-huhg-er]
noun
an environmentalist, especially one concerned with preserving forests.

Origin:
1985–90

tree-hug·ging, adjective
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tree-hugger (ˈtriːˌhʌɡə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal, derogatory an environmental campaigner
 
[C20: from the tactic of embracing trees to prevent their being felled]

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Treehugger is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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