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disability dongle

disability dongle noun: a disability aid that would be unhelpful and burdensome for its intended users, but that seems like an elegant solution to nondisabled people.

Noun

disability dongle (plural disability dongles)

  1. (derogatory, humorous) A disability aid that would be unhelpful and burdensome for its intended users, but that seems like an elegant solution to nondisabled people.

Forms of disability dongle

pluraldisability dongles

Origin of disability dongle

Coined by disability design activist Liz Jackson in 2019.

Questions about disability dongle

What does disability dongle mean?
Disability dongle means a disability aid that would be unhelpful and burdensome for its intended users, but that seems like an elegant solution to nondisabled people.
What part of speech is disability dongle?
Disability dongle is a noun.
What is the plural of disability dongle?
The plural of disability dongle is disability dongles.

Words near disability dongle in the dictionary

  1. dis-ease
  2. disabilities
  3. disability
  4. disability adjusted life year
  5. disability adjusted life years
  6. disability dongle
  7. disability sport
  8. disability sports
  9. disability-adjusted life year
  10. disability-adjusted life years
  11. disablable

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