chemtrail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chemtrail
First recorded in 1985–90; chem(ical) ( def. ) + trail ( def. ), modeled on contrail ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Tune in for the alien angle, or the chemtrail pitch after the weather.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Like other conspiracy theorists, chemtrail enthusiasts also latch on to news events to push their agenda, for instance in messages like this posted during the recent UK heatwave:
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2022
When Williamson talks about poisoning our environment with chemicals that are harmful to human health, she’s not talking about some kind of chemtrail conspiracy.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2019
It’s less a polemic than a series of fascinating and sometimes tangential stories about technology, tying together everything from chemtrail conspiracies to Google’s eerie DeepDream computer vision project.
From The Verge ● Apr. 23, 2018
One photo pictured a contrail broken by a gap, which some chemtrail believers argue reflects that chemical spraying was turned off, then on again.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2017
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