English
Etymology
A 2003 neologism combining "Plame" (for "Valerie Plame") with the suffix "-ology."
Noun
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- The study and analysis of the ongoing CIA leak scandal, also known as the Plame affair, by members of the Internet blogging community.
[Also Plamelogist, Plameologists]
References
The word "Plameology" was apparently coined by blogger 'xymphora' on October 11, 2003.1 The word 'Plameologist' was used in a satirical setting on October 8, 2005 in a widely-read Daily Kos diary.2
The term "Plameologists" was used on national television (CSPAN2) on Friday, June 9th, 2006 by former Ambassador Joe Wilson, wife of outed spy Valerie Plame, during a panel discussion about the CIA leak case: "As the facts have emerged in Plamegate, thanks to the dogged investigation of members of this panel, and the other Plameologists � and I can assure you that my wife wanted to change her name to Wilson because she didn�t think that Plame was very easy to understand or remember - she had no idea that ultimately it was going to be not just well-known, but the beginning of an �-ologist.�� (Wilson's televised remarks are currently archived on CSPAN under "YearlyKos? Convention", 6/9/06. The quote is at the 12:45 minute mark. See here.)
The word "Plameologist" was used in the New York Sun on June 10th, 2006 in this article by Josh Gerstein. The word "Plameologists" was used on June 15th, 2006 in the title of a National Review article by reporter Byron York.3 There are currently hundreds of Google matches to "Plameology," "Plameologist," and "Plameologists."
According to Wikipedia, The word 'Plameology' evokes both archeology and Kremlinology, collective disciplines in which vast amounts of information are sifted to reveal small but suggestive clues.
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