discrimination or prejudice based on a person's stature, esp. discrimination against short people
Word origin
[1970–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, postmodernism, relational database, stress test, urban legend
Examples of 'heightism' in a sentence
heightism
Heightism is as bad as racism or ageism.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We have rules against sexism, racism and ageism and it is time there was a law against heightism.