Etymology

qanon

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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From Q + anon. From the United States Department of Energy's Q clearance + anonymous. Compare Q (“QAnon”).

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