tinhatter

== English == === Etymology === From tinhat +‎ -er. === Noun === tinhatter (plural tinhatters) (fandom slang, derogatory) Synonym of tinhat. 2023, Judith Louise Tuffentsammer, "How Real Are People?: Sports-centric Real Person Fiction Between Mainstream and Fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of British Columbia, page 16: Sports RPF fandoms are not immune to this either, even though it is much less likely to be so-called “tinhatters” breaking the fourth wall deliberately by bringing the ship to popular attention in mainstream sports fan spaces.