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heightism, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈhʌɪtɪz(ə)m|, U.S. |ˈhɑɪˌtɪz(ə)m|
[‹ height n. + -ism suffix, after e.g. racism n., sexism n.2, etc. Compare heightist adj.]
Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's height; esp. discrimination against short people.
1971S. Feldman in Admin. Sci. Q. 26 (1981) 631 (title) The presentation of shortness in everyday life—Height and heightism in American society. 1984W. Deverell Dance Shiva (1986) i. 7, I am the shortest person in the firm..a victim of heightism on the part of bigots. 1997Guardian 26 May i. 19/4 Britain is fast catching on to the new etiquette involved in rooting out sexism, racism, stoutism and heightism, wherever it exists. 2005Independent (Nexis) 6 Dec. 74 Crouch was, after all, a victim of ‘heightism’ and worse. |