veg-curious

English

Etymology

From veg +‎ curious, probably after bi-curious.

Adjective

veg-curious (not comparable)

  1. Interested in following a vegetarian or vegan diet.
    • 2005, Vegetarians of Washington, The Veg-Feasting Cookbook: Favorite Recipes from Local Restaurants and Leading Chefs in the Pacific Northwest, Summertown, TN: Book Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 13:
      Vegfest satisfies this desire by featuring more than 400 different kinds of food to taste. Each year, this food sampling extravaganza serves the vegetarian and veg-curious public with more than 150,000 free samples of delicious food from every company you’ve ever heard of and a few you haven’t, but soon will.
    • 2017, Carol J. Adams, Patti Breitman, Virginia Messina, “Introduction: Facing Your Own Mortality Can Enhance Your Life and Advocacy”, in Even Vegans Die: A Practical Guide to Caregiving, Acceptance, and Protecting Your Legacy of Compassion, New York, NY: Lantern Books, →ISBN, page xviii:
      But as the manuscript evolved, we recognized that non-vegans (or veg-curious folks) might also pick up this book. If that’s you, we welcome you. We think that you may find that much of what we talk about is helpful to you even as a non-vegan.
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