tinfoil hat
tinfoil hat noun: a piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material; especially when worn in the belief that it shields the brain from electromagnetic fields or against mind control or mind reading.
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Noun
tinfoil hat (plural tinfoil hats)
- A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material; especially when worn in the belief that it shields the brain from electromagnetic fields or against mind control or mind reading.
- Jeanne Due's ingenuity has sent the most remarkable of hats, this being the now notorious tinfoil hat, pictured elsewhere. The strangest part about this weird creation, however, is the fact that it is not unbecoming, but quite wearable.1916, Roger W Allen, editor, Millinery Trade Review, volume 41, page 27
- To prevent them from reading his mind, he wore a tinfoil hat at all times.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 42
- Synonyms:
- TFH
- A conspiracy theorist.
tinfoil hat meaning in Arabic
tinfoil hat in Arabic
- tinfoil hat
- قُبْعَةِ الْأَلُومِنْيُوم qubʕati l-ʔalūminyūm
Examples of tinfoil hat in a sentence
- It’s true that Team Trump, and its cowering minions in Congress, eventually parted ways with Powell as her professional demeanor gradually slipped to reveal her tinfoil hat.2021 March 23, David Von Drehle, “Sidney Powell does an about-face on her Stop the Steal claims”, in Washington Post, →ISSN:
- Teachers in Russia have been fooled into posing for photos wearing tinfoil hats by a prankster who claimed they would protect them from a Nato plot.2024 November 12, Richard Lloyd Parry, “Tin-foil hat brigade tricked into believing Nato space-ray plot”, in The Times, London: News UK...
Synonyms of tinfoil hat
Forms of tinfoil hat
| plural | tinfoil hats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tin foil hat |
| alternative form | tin-foil hat |
Words formed from tinfoil hat
Questions about tinfoil hat
- What does tinfoil hat mean?
- Tinfoil hat means a piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material; especially when worn in the belief that it shields the brain from electromagnetic fields or against mind control or mind reading.
- What is tinfoil hat in Arabic?
- Tinfoil hat in Arabic is قُبْعَةِ الْأَلُومِنْيُوم (qubʕati l-ʔalūminyūm). See Tinfoil hat meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use tinfoil hat in a sentence?
- It’s true that Team Trump, and its cowering minions in Congress, eventually parted ways with Powell as her professional demeanor gradually slipped to reveal her tinfoil hat.
- What part of speech is tinfoil hat?
- Tinfoil hat is a noun.
- What is the plural of tinfoil hat?
- The plural of tinfoil hat is tinfoil hats.
Words near tinfoil hat in the dictionary
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