tinfoil hatter

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tinfoil hatter

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noun tinfoil hatters · tinfoil-hatter

  1. derogatory, slang A person who believes in or propagates conspiracy theories; a conspiracy theorist. The Washington State Dental Association is backing his $300,000 pro-fluoride campaign. Danelle Weaver and her friends, meanwhile, have raised less than $10,000. But they are undaunted. "People think we are tinfoil hatters," says Weaver, "but we're just average families who take the time to research

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noun one who believes in conspiracy theories

DeutschAluhutträger, Aluhutträgerin

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@misc{tinfoil_hatter_2026,
  title = {tinfoil hatter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinfoil%20hatter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}