monkeywrenching

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Definition of monkeywrenching

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.
    “The solitary and relatively anonymous character of monkeywrenching gave that activity a peculiar role within the movement. To openly discuss specific actions was to invite arrest; in theory, Earth First!ers^([sic]) could not, therefore, discuss monkeywrenching activities in detail at their gatherings.”
    “In reality, says one of his closest friends and an active monkey wrencher who prefers anonymity, “Ed was reporting what he saw around him. Truth be told, monkey wrenching is not even controversial in many areas of the Southwest.[…]”

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Etymology

From monkey wrench + -ing, popularized by environmental activist Edward Abbey in the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975).

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