qanon
/ˈkju əˌnɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of qanun.
name
An anonymous poster on the Internet message boards 4chan, 8chan and 8kun, claiming to possess Q clearance, who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory claiming that Donald Trump is working against a cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic pedophiles comprised of his political opponents.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "The ud (oud, lute), rahab (bowed, single stringed), qanon (zither), violin, nay (end blown flute), darabukka (goblet drum), and daff (frame drum) all became prevalent after 1900."
- "In October, an anonymous 4chan account began making cryptic posts about earth-changing political and judicial events to come. Ever since then, conspiracy theorists, journalists, and amused observers have speculated about who was behind the account that has come to be known as QAnon."
- "The question “Who is the most hilarious person QAnon could turn out to be?” yielded thousands of responses. Here are the best and most common ones."
- "In The mysterious figure called “Q” or “QAnon” first appeared online on Oct. 28, 2017, with a post on the far-right /pol/ message board of 4chan that they had inside information about a secret plot being hatched by the Trump administration."
- "These bizarre results, first spotted by the NBC reporter Ben Collins, are not the result of the latest #MeToo era investigation reporting. Instead, they are the entirely unsubstantiated manifestation of a sprawling rightwing conspiracy theory known as QAnon. […] Joseph Uscinski, a University of Miami professor who studies conspiracy theories, said by phone that QAnon remains a “fringe” belief held by “a very small number of people”."
- "It's nebulous and continuously changing to adapt to current events, but the overarching conspiracy theory has been given a name: "QAnon". […] The baseless core of the QAnon story is that the Mueller investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia is actually an investigation into global elites, and that the president is masterminding a secret plan to arrest top politicians and Hollywood stars for corruption and child abuse."
Etymology
From Q + anon. From the United States Department of Energy's Q clearance + anonymous. Compare Q (“QAnon”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkju əˌnɑn/
- British English: /ˈkjuː əˌnɒn/
Usage
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.