VHEMT

English

Etymology

Pronounced “vehement” because, according to its founder, Les U. Knight, that is what they are.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviː.ə.mənt/
• Homophone: vehement

Proper noun

VHEMT

1. Initialism of Voluntary Human Extinction Movement.
   • 2010, Dina McQueen, Finding Aster: Our Ethiopian Adoption Story, page 206:

     VHEMT spokesperson Les U. Knight states, “Adopting existing children avoids adding another wildlife habitat usurper to the excessive billions of us […]

   • 2013, John S. Dryzek, The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses, page 42:

     The idea that humans are essentially cancerous is perhaps not a metaphor calculated to have broad appeal beyond (tiny) VHEMT, the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (whose slogan is “May we live long and die out.”).