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English
Etymology
From tinfoil hat + -ery.
Pronunciation
Noun
tinfoilhattery (uncountable)
- (slang, derogatory) The belief in, or propagation of, conspiracy theories.
- Synonym: tinhattery
2002 October 20, Fin Fahey, “Re: Planet X Debate Enterprise2002 vs J.William Dell”, in alt.usenet.kooks (Usenet):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.
2008 October 7, Ed Pirrero, “Re: somewhat OT: militarized and federalized police”, in rec.autos.driving (Usenet):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.
2012 June 2, Davis, “Re: What do you think of the new Google Discussion Groups?”, in alt.religion.scientology (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.