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fattism

fattism noun: discrimination on the grounds of fatness.

Noun

fattism (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination on the grounds of fatness.
    Synonyms:
    sizeism, weightism

Synonyms of fattism

Origin of fattism

From fat + -ism (by analogy with racism, sexism, etc.).

Questions about fattism

What does fattism mean?
Fattism means discrimination on the grounds of fatness.
What part of speech is fattism?
Fattism is a noun.

Words near fattism in the dictionary

  1. fattiness
  2. fatting
  3. fatting up
  4. fattish
  5. fattishness
  6. fattism
  7. fattist
  8. fattists
  9. FatTok
  10. Fatton
  11. Fattore

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