birther

[Laurence Horn]

At 3:46 AM -0400 3/11/09, Victor wrote:
>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-)

There's also "flat-earthers".

LH

>
>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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