Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinfoilhattery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tin-foil-hat-tery
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief in, or propagation of, conspiracy theories.

Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is irrelevant what his identity is - particularly since you have told us, in your little bit of tinfoilhattery above, that you refuse to reveal yours."
"More weird spin on your part. Taking stuff that's not made up, then trying to cram it all together into something that is made up, that's tinfoilhattery."
"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."

Etymology

From tinfoil hat + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tinfoil hat

Usage

Inflected Forms

tinfoil hattery (alternative)

Synonyms

tinhattery

Questions

What does tinfoilhattery mean?: The belief in, or propagation of, conspiracy theories.
Where does tinfoilhattery come from?: From tinfoil hat + -ery.

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