Pyramidiot
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids. derogatory
"It has been customary in some circles to dub them ' Pyramid-ites ', but after all ' Smyrniot ' and ' Cypriot ' are used for ' those of Smyrna ' and ' those of Cyprus ', so why not Pyramidiot ?"
Example
More examples"It has been customary in some circles to dub them ' Pyramid-ites ', but after all ' Smyrniot ' and ' Cypriot ' are used for ' those of Smyrna ' and ' those of Cyprus ', so why not Pyramidiot ?"
Etymology
Blend of pyramid + idiot, influenced by -iot. Coined by archaeologist Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford in 1935.
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