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I learned a new word that comes from the field of Cosmology: prebangian. For the proper pronunciation, you need to know where the syllable boundaries are. It is built on the word bang, as in Big Bang. So it is pre#BANG#i#an, pree-BANG-ee-un. I have only seen it as an adjective, but it seems inevitable that it will come to be a noun referring to people who take a certain position on the nature of the Big Bang with respect to time.
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I've been into astronomy most of my life, regularly read several scientific journals (including SciAm), and have never encountered that term. I read the article you linked to, and didn't quite get why Musser prefers the "pre-BAHN-gian" pronunciation since, to me, that obscures an otherwise obvious meaning.
You are no doubt correct it will eventually be "nounified" from its current state as an adjective. Back in the early days of cosmology, when the debate was "big bang" vs. "steady state," I often read of advocates of the latter theory referred to as "steady-staters." I do not recall the opposing camp being referred to as "big bangers," probably for obvious reasons.
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