aleprechaunist

From a- +‎ leprechaun +‎ -ist, based on atheist.

aleprechaunist (plural aleprechaunists)

1. (very rare, humorous) A person who does not believe in leprechauns.
   • 2002 January 8, Dale McGowan, Calling Bernadette's Bluff: A Novel‎^[1], Xlibris, →ISBN, page 200:

     "Put it this way. You believe in leprechauns?"
     "Uh... no." She smirks. "I firmly renounce any and all belief in leprechauns."
     "And so, if I wanted to fully and richly characterize your world view, do you think ‘aleprechaunist’ would do it?"

   • 2015 January 6, Marshall Brain, How "God" Works: A Logical Inquiry on Faith, Sterling Ethos, →ISBN, page 263:

     Am I an atheist? No. Nor am I an aleprechaunist—that label would be just as silly.

   • 2019 February 24, Dawkins on Religion‎^[2], spoken by Richard Dawkins, via Al Jazeera:

     Nobody can actually say for certain that anything doesn't exist, but I'm an atheist in the same way as I am an aleprechaunist and an afairyist and an apinkunicornist.

• Used to make comparisons with atheists and atheism.

• nonbeliever