Pastafarian
English
Etymology
Blend of pasta + Rastafarian.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæs.təˈfɛəɹi.ən/, /-ˈfɑːɹi.-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑstəˈfɛɹi.ən/, /-ˈfɑːɹi.-/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Noun
Pastafarian (plural Pastafarians)
- A claimed follower of Pastafarianism.
- 2007 November 16, Justin Pope, “Pasta theology: Scholars mull Spaghetti Monster”, in USA Today[1], archived from the original on 25 July 2015:
- "Pastafarians" — as followers call themselves — can also download computer screen-savers and wallpaper (one says: "WWFSMD?") and can sample photographs that show "visions" of the divinity himself.
- 2010 May 31, Intelligent Design Parodies: Flying Spaghetti Monster, Books LLC, →ISBN:
- Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
Adjective
Pastafarian (comparative more Pastafarian, superlative most Pastafarian)
- Of or relating to Pastafarianism.
- 2005, Christopher Moore, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, →ISBN, page 217:
- Something flashed by Theo and he spun to see Gabe Fenton running hell-bent-for-leather at the window, holding before him a long stainless-steel pan full of lasagna, evidently intent upon diving through the window in a pastafarian act of self-sacrifice.