Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainbow ceiling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: rain-bow -ceil-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pink ceiling.

Example Sentences

"Meretz MK Nitzan Horowitz isn’t just Israel’s only openly gay parliamentarian, he’s the Middle East’s only openly gay parliamentarian (though he was preceded in that role by Uzi Even, who broke that particular rainbow ceiling in 2002)."
"I am an out gay man in my late 20s. […] I consider myself a successfully "launched" millennial and I've made it my mission to break the rainbow ceiling wherever I work."
"Michael Sam has made history on May 10 by breaking the rainbow ceiling to become the first openly gay football player to be drafted into the NFL."

Etymology

rainbow (a reference to the rainbow flag, an international symbol of gay pride) + ceiling (suggesting a barrier to upward advancement); modeled after glass ceiling.

Synonyms

pink ceiling

Questions

What does rainbow ceiling mean?: Synonym of pink ceiling.
Where does rainbow ceiling come from?: rainbow (a reference to the rainbow flag, an international symbol of gay pride) + ceiling (suggesting a barrier to upward advancement); modeled after glass ceiling.

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