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birtherism

noun
/ˈbɝθɚˌɪz(ə)m/

Etymology

From birther + -ism.

  1. derived from *bʰértis✻
  2. derived from *burdiz✻
  3. derived from burðr
  4. inherited from birthe
  5. suffixed as birther — “birth + er”
  6. suffixed as birtherism — “birther + ism”

Definitions

  1. A movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President,…

    A movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President, Barack Obama, is a natural-born U.S. citizen, thus implying that he is ineligible to be President.

    • But Obama's plunge into the fever swamp of birtherism was just the latest detour on what had already been a long, strange trip—with many miles still to go.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA