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adj. - having characteristics in common with paranoid delusions. The word comes from paranoid people wearing tinfoil hats to keep the aliens from reading their mind, or to keep the Illuminati from using mind control rays on them, etc.
"You have to sign this petition! It's to get Congress to require all envelopes to be self-adhesive. When you lick an envelope flap, the Post Office runs it through a scanner that takes a DNA sample. Then they match that up with your name based on the return address. Homeland Security claims to be keeping the information to know how best to protect Americans from a gene-based terrorist attack, but if the wrong people came into power, they could use it for eugenics and put everyone with a certain chromosome combination into concentration camps! So will you sign the petition?"

"Um...I don't know, dude. Sounds a little tinfoily to me."
tinfoily by Gigglingwizard April 28, 2009

tinfoil hat 

Propoganda designed to cover up a massive government conspiracy. Begining in the late 1970's, the United States government tried to cover up its radio-wave thought-control program by circulating a false rumor that people could shield their minds from government intrusion by wearing a tinfoil hat. In truth, a tinfoil hat only improves reception and makes it easier for the government to read your mind. Speak truth to power!
Take off that tinfoil hat, you fool, the black helicopters are coming!
tinfoil hat by Shep Pettibone May 24, 2009
An unproven theory, thought or idea that often has a large amount of evidence pointing contrary, usually used in a form of humor, satire or sarcasm. It is often used to convey in text messages the content is not to be taken seriously.
"I just bought a Birds Aren't Real Hoodie"
"That is some nice tinfoil."

"Christopher Columbus fell off the flat earth in 1492, and was reinstated in our history by aliens to keep us complacent in thinking the world was round *tinfoil intensifies*"
tinfoil by Manabrave October 2, 2020

tinfoiler 

someone so ***out there***, that they wear tinfoil hats-- or perceive messages from their amalgam tooth fillings. its roots are from mental institution paranoia and has progressed to today's contemporary society.

Politically, this may be a derogatory comment towards conspiracy theorists and is akin to birthers and their ilk.
He's a real tinfoiler: he believes those stories that other ethnicities eat fetus baby soup-- just because it is on the 'Net.

She thinks the ants took her sunglasses from the picnic-- she's a tinfoiler.

Tinfoilers believe that the End of Days is nigh, because of who won the election.
tinfoiler by Mumsie Dogma October 11, 2009

Tinfoil Hat 

The "tinfoil hat" is often a way to describe someone who's going crazy, or falling too deep into crazy internet theories. When someone tells you you're putting on a tinfoil hat, it means your going head over heels for a crazy idea.
"Dude, the world's gonna end due to alien attacks within the next 4 months. I've figured out their plans completely."
"I think you need to take off that tinfoil hat and snap back into reality."
Tinfoil Hat by Daddy-0-5 February 3, 2018

TinfoilBallism

TinfoilBallism is a religion where your holy doctrine is a massive tinfoil ball named The Bible of tinfoil, your holy figure is a smaller tinfoil ball and his name is Jesus II, and the Tin Spirit is a small piece of tinfoil. The premise of this religion is to worship the tinfoil ball and the contents within the doctrine contain the key to restarting the Crusades. You can make up the rest however you want and the Lent through Easter period is when the original Crusades will be celebrated.
TinfoilBallist: Would you like to convert to TinfoilBallism?
TinfoilBallism by TheTinfoilLord April 30, 2021
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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murderhobo 

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DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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