birther

[Victor]

The Wiki entry you cited makes it very clear why. It looks like
conspiracy-theorists might acquire a permanent suffix in -er, just like
political scandals now have a permanent suffix -gate. Well, at least, we
have two data points, both formed from nouns ending in -th. ;-)

    VS-)

Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
> This conspiracy-minded term has been showing up with increasing frequency.
>
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories
> Individuals promoting eligibility claims have been dubbed "Birthers",
> drawing a parallel with 9/11 conspiracy theorists, who have been
> nicknamed "Truthers".
> ---
>

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