# monkeywrenching

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monkeywrenching