tinhatting

English

Etymology

From tinhat +‎ -ing.

Noun

tinhatting (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) The act or practice of promoting a conspiracy theory within a fandom space, especially with regard to shipping or a speculated celebrity relationship.
   • 2019 August 12, Stacey M. Lantagne, “Tinhatting the Constitution: Originalism as a Fandom”, in Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review‎^[1], volume 2, number 1, page 38:

     However, when RPF tips into tinhatting, it rightly raises concerns about the blurred line between fiction and reality.

   • 2022 August, Shweta Basu, “The Xiao Zhan Controversy and the Case of Misplaced Fan Activism”, in The Phoenix Papers‎^[2], volume 5, number 1, page 60:

     What the fans do not realize is that tinhatting happens to hurt and harm the very same people that they so adore.

   • 2025, Katherine Anderson Howell, Disability and Fandom‎^[3], page 86:

     The casual ableism in the label is rampant across fandoms; tinhatting is not exclusive or original to TJLC.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tinhatting.

Related terms

• tinhat, tinhatter, tinhattery

See also

• real person fiction