Tinhat
tin·hat (n) (tĭn' hăt)
1. millinery - A makeshift hat made out of tin foil, favoured by conspiracy theorists who believe it reduces the wearer's susceptibility to mind control. (Warning - PETER BONE'S fixation with bicycle helmets suggests that, if anything, they increase controllability. - Ed)
2. Lolitics -
- Someone who thinks they all really are shagging.
- Someone who doesn't think they are all really shagging, but is self-referentially pretending that they are someone who thinks they are all really shagging because that's more fun. This usage can generally be inferred from a reflexive use - e.g. "Oh God, I am being such a massive tinhat about the fact that we've just found out they share ties."
tr.v. tinhatting, tinhats, tinhatted
Not all tinhatting is bad, particularly the ironic kind, and in extreme moderation it can massively increase enjoyment of politics and Lolitics. Just don't get too emotionally invested in your fantasy fic that you start to believe it's real, because it really, really isn't. And don't start lurking around Downing Street late at night because you're convinced Nick and Dave can't go public with their true and eternal love because of the nasty media trying to destroy them from the inside and their evil wives who are actually mind-reading unicorns who have brainwashed them, and that you're the only person who truly understands, because that's stalking and that's not encouraged by the Lolitics community. Or, you know, any community.
Please maintain your boundaries between reality and fantasy. Remember, WE DON'T WANT ANY ISSUES WITH COMPARTMENTALISATION.
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