aleprechaunist en · NOUN
Etymology
From a- + leprechaun + -ist, based on atheist.
Meanings
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(humorous, rare) A person who does not believe in leprechauns.
Am I an atheist? No. Nor am I an aleprechaunist—that label would be just as silly.
2015 January 6, Marshall Brain, How "God" Works: A Logical Inquiry on Faith, Sterling Ethos, →ISBN, page 263:"Put it this way. You believe in leprechauns?" "Uh... no." She smirks. "I firmly renounce any and all belief in leprechauns." "And so, if I wanted to fully and richly characterize your world view, do you think ‘aleprechaunist’ would do it?"
2002 January 8, Dale McGowan, Calling Bernadette's Bluff: A Novel, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 200:Nobody can actually say for certain that anything doesn't exist, but I'm an atheist in the same way as I am an aleprechaunist and an afairyist and an apinkunicornist.
2019 February 24, Dawkins on Religion, spoken by Richard Dawkins, via Al Jazeera:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aleprechaunists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
asantaist · atoothfairyist · aunicornist · afairyist · adragonist