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Bambi lover
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Bambi-lover
English
Alternative forms
en Bambi-lover
Etymology
Named after Bambi, a young deer in a 1942 animated film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Productions.
Noun
en slang derogatory A person who is fond of animals in a sentimental or anthropomorphizing way.
en 1990 Paul Loukides; Linda K. Fuller Beyond the Stars: Stock characters in American popular film 93 He is contemptuous of Bambi lovers and those who don't "speaka the English." He chews tobacco and spits, wears a checkered shirt and leather vest, keeps a gun in the trunk of his car
en 1998 Cooper Rutledge Backyard Battle Plan 72 If the natural fecundity of deer could be controlled, the passionate pleadings of Bambi lovers who anthropomorphize could probably be accommodated, at least in urban areas and parks.
en 2015 Richard Waltner Love Times Four: Four Love Stories Under One Cover 24 I consider myself a genuine conservationist, not a Bambi lover or tree hugger, but a true conservationist.
en Bambi, lover
en 20 December 1942 Flora Coyle Books for Young Americans The News and Observer CLV 173 Raleigh, N.C. section M (Editorial; Features) 5 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651742148/ 1 2688-8807 11750106 BAMBI. By Walt Disney. Grosset & Dunlap, New York. $.50. This well-illustrated edition will be one that Bambi lovers will want to keep on hand for the family.
Related terms
en Bambi factor
en eponyms