Fundie
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Fundie or fundy (plural fundies) is a pejorative slang term used in the United States to refer to Fundamentalist Christians. The term is intentionally derogatory, and is used most commonly by those opposed to the Religious Right movement. The term is often associated with religiously motivated conservative moral beliefs, especially those regarding sexuality.
In etymological terms, fundie is an example of a mutated contraction resulting from relaxed pronunciation, where the original word (in this case Fundamentalist) is shortened and slightly altered. There is no recorded first use of the term, though its appearance in the national vocabulary coincided with the rise of Christian politics in the 1970s.
The word can be used derogatorily to refer to anyone with a strong outspoken belief in Christianity, though this use is less common.
The term is used liberally in various publications and in common speech. Atheist publications and websites use the term frequently. While Fundamentalists object to the term, it is not considered hate speech by the general public.
