sizeism
noun
size·ism
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Definition of sizeism
: discrimination or prejudice directed against people because of their size and especially because of their weight
… this is one way to dismantle the power difference society's privileges grant us through such institutions as racism or classism or ageism or sizeism.— Sarah Lucia Hoagland … Hollywood horror stories about sizeism abound. Carrie Fisher said in 2015 that she had been pressured to lose 35 pounds before appearing in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."— Brooks Barnes
Other Words from sizeism
sizeist
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adjective
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adjective
sizeist comments
With pointed punchlines ranging from racist … to sizeist, to sexist, the actor consistently crosses the line without regret.
— The Valley Breeze & Observer (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
sizeist
noun,
plural sizeists
Only sizeists would assume that because she is thin she must now be happy.
— Andrew Billen
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