Bambi lover

English

Etymology

Named after Bambi, a young deer in a 1942 animated film produced by Walt Disney.

Noun

Bambi lover (plural Bambi lovers)

1. (slang, derogatory) A person who is fond of animals in a sentimental or anthropomorphizing way.
   • 1990, Paul Loukides, Linda K. Fuller, Beyond the Stars: Stock characters in American popular film, page 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 […]

   • 1998, Cooper Rutledge, Backyard Battle Plan, page 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.

   • 2015, Richard Waltner, Love Times Four: Four Love Stories Under One Cover, page 24:

     I consider myself a genuine conservationist, not a Bambi lover or tree hugger, but a true conservationist.

Related terms

• Bambi factor