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tinhatter en · NOUN

Etymology

From tinhat + -er.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang) Synonym of tinhat.
   • But it can be fun to be obnoxious online, in zines, and with friends, so more power to the tinhatters –as long as they aren't promoting harm. 2020, Maria Sherman, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS, unnumbered page:
   • Sports RPF fandoms are not immune to this either, even though it is much less likely to be so-called “tinhatters” breaking the fourth wall deliberately by bringing the ship to popular attention in mainstream sports fan spaces. 2023, Judith Louise Tuffentsammer, "How Real Are People?: Sports-centric Real Person Fiction Between Mainstream and Fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of British Columbia, page 16
   • Tinhatters are the minority in RPF fandom. 2019 August 12, Stacey M. Lantagne, “Tinhatting the Constitution: Originalism as a Fandom”, in Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review, volume 2, number 1, page 18:

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tinhat