pelicanist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who attempts to explain away UFO reports by means of any explanation, however illogical.

Word forms

pelicanist pelicanists

Etymology

From pelican + -ist. Coined by Jerome Clark in reference to claims that Kenneth Arnold's UFO sighting in 1947 was pelicans.

Related words

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