cdesign proponentsist

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cdesign proponentsist

/ˈkʌdəzaɪn pɹəˈpoʊnəntsɪst/

Rhymes with -oʊnəntsɪst

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From "cdesign proponentsists", a typographic splicing of design proponents into c[reation]ists, in a 1987 draft for the book Of Pandas and People when, after the US Supreme Court ruled that teaching creationism in US state schools was unconstitutional, the terms creationism and creationists were replaced by intelligent design and design proponents in an attempt to get around the ban.

noun cdesign proponentsists

Internet, derogatory, humorous A creationist. On the “Wells lies. Again.” thread a few months ago, I pointed out to the cdesign proponentsist that the existence of Stupid Design falsified ID.
Similar: creationist, creo, creatard, IDiot

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@misc{cdesign_proponentsist_2026,
  title = {cdesign proponentsist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cdesign%20proponentsist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}