What is Freegan?
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Somebody who abstains from contributing to the economy and salvages society's wasted food and resources rather than purchase more themselves. Often pertains to a VEGAN (somebody who doesn't eat/wear animal products) who only makes exceptions when dealing with otherwise wasted items.
Tom taught me that as a freegan, he would much rather grab bagels out of the dumpster of a bakery instead of purchasing them himself, because he thinks it's a shame how much perfectly good bread places like that waste everyday.
2.
A Freegan is a person who, in reaction to the statistic that the west wastes 25% of all it's resources, get items from the trash that are perfectly good. It is often smelly, but hundreds of items can be found, perfectly fine, that otherwise would be wasted. Is often linked with environmentalism and activism. Often have regular jobs, but just eat out of trash.
Man, I met this guy and he was a Freegan. He was also an executive at this company. Serious, he was so loaded 'cause he doesn't buy food.
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3.
Someone that consumes a vegan diet except when animal-based food will be wasted if not consumed. Freegans often consume all types of food from dumpster diving as a means to alleviate waste and decrease their personal environmental impact and solar footprint.
Meuser is freegan - though he eats vegan at home, I've seen him eat whole ramekins of butter and mayonnaise that would otherwise be wasted after we've finished eating at Denver diner.
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4.
A class of people who strive to be
Freegans like to think that they are ohhh so close to attaining that pure vegan status, but they can never quite make it, because they love meat and are not willing to give up their normal life style.
Freegans are considered phonies by both vegan and non-vegan alike, though non-vegans will often show an attitude of understanding, whereas vegans will look upon them with scorn.
Isabel: I'll have spaghetti with meatballs please.
Owen: Isabel - I thought you were a
vegan ??!
Isabel: I am!
Owen: It seems to me you are a freegan.
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When you are too cheap to buy meat at the grocery store, so you only eat it at other people's houses or barbeques.
Carly: Do you want a veggie burger, Mike?
Mike: Oh sweet, you have meat--give me a cheeseburger.
Carly: Oh, okay. I thought you were a vegan.
Mike: No, I'm a freegan.
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6.
People who aren't vegan but want a word for their diet to pretend that it means something. They're often seen eating meat and cheese. Usually associated with anarchist activists, traveler kids, alcoholic punks, and other embarrassing subcultures.
Jim used to be vegan but now he's a freegan sellout who doesn't care about the animals. It's too bad he will perish when the vegan revolution sweeps the animal abusing scum off the streets.
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