- Ghostologists refer to people who show up on television and claim that they know everything there is to know about ghosts. This word was used by Stephen Colbert to satirize the shows such as Ghost Hunters. Ghostologists do not require any educational degree.
Ghostologist
noun; derivation
who studies the existence of ghosts
Etymology : affixation of "ologist" onto ghost
Source : Colbert Report fall 2011
Last modified: 30 November 2011