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"cdesign proponentsist" is first attested around 1987.

cdesign proponentsist

(Internet slang, humorous, pejorative) A creationist.

ˈkʌdəzaɪn pɹəˈpoʊnəntsɪstDocumented since 1980s1980s Millennialhistorical40 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(Internet slang, humorous, pejorative) A creationist.

Origin: From "cdesign proponentsists", a typographic splicing of design proponents into c[reation]ists]], in a 1987 draft for the book Of Pandas and People when, after the US Supreme Court ruled that teaching creationism in US state schools was unconstitutional, the terms creationism and creationists were replaced by intelligent design and design proponents in an attempt to get around the ban. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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