tinfoilhattery
See also: tinfoil hattery
English
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editFrom tinfoil hat + -ery.
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Noun
edittinfoilhattery (uncountable)
- (slang, derogatory) The belief in, or propagation of, conspiracy theories.
- 2012 June 2, Davis, “Re: What do you think of the new Google Discussion Groups?”, in alt.religion.scientology[3] (Usenet):
- I joined 'Why We Protest' a few years ago, and after making one or two posts, I got a private reply from one of the moderators, who declared that I was being put on probation for the crime of "tinfoilhattery" or some nonsense like that.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tinfoilhattery.