qanon
Speech parts
1. qanon - Noun
2. Qanon - Proper noun
Meaning
qanon (plural qanons)
Alternative spelling of qanun
(US politics) An anonymous poster on the Internet message boards 4chan, 8chan and 8kun, claiming to possess Q clearance, who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory claiming that Donald Trump is working against a cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic pedophiles comprised of his political opponents.
Synonym: Q
(US politics) The conspiracy theory originated by this anonymous poster.
Synonym: The Storm
(US politics) The movement supporting this conspiracy theory.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgRelated terms
Examples
The events of January 6th [2021] were a faith-based initiative, and Trumpism is a Christian nationalist movement. Magical religious thinking is a virus, and QAnon is just its current mutation.
About two dozen Republican congressional candidates in the Nov. 3 election have voiced support for QAnon, while Trump himself has refused to disavow the movement.
Actually, to believe in QAnon, it helps to be at least bat-shit crazy.
According to an ADL report released on Thursday, members of the Proud Boys, adherents of conspiracy theory QAnon, anti-government extremists and white supremacists all openly promote their views on Parler.
Almost all believe in some form of conspiracy, Dr Roose says, including the virus being overhyped for political or monetary gain and the QAnon theory that it's a fiction invented by a group of paedophile elites who run the world.
A man wears a QAnon shirt at a rally for President Donald Trump at the Florida State Fair Grounds Expo Hall on July 31, 2018 in Tampa, Florida.