sizeism

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Etymology[edit]

From size +‎ -ism.

Noun[edit]

sizeism (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination based on a person's size (such as height or weight).
    • 2019 June 21, Adrienne Matei, “In praise of short men: will the rise of 'short kings' spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      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.