Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sizeism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sizeism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Discrimination based on a person's size (such as height, girth, or weight).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sizeism is hard to avoid on dating apps such as Grindr and Tinder, where users commonly forbid men under 6ft from contacting them. Tinder even made a 2019 April Fool’s joke about launching a “height verification” update that would prevent guys from exaggerating their stature."

Etymology

From size + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: size

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sizism (alternative)

Questions

What does sizeism mean?: Discrimination based on a person's size (such as height, girth, or weight).
Where does sizeism come from?: From size + -ism.

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