gingerism
/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɪzm̩/
gingerism noun: prejudice or discrimination against people with red hair.
Noun
gingerism (uncountable)
- Prejudice or discrimination against people with red hair.
- Gingerism is popular with comedians and audiences, and just as addicts take methadone instead of heroin, ginger gags are a safe, controlled substitute for ....1997, Oliver Double, Stand Up!: On Being a Comedian, page 219
- A young girl asked the website: "What is the difference between racism, gingerism and sexism? "Nothing, that's what.2004 July 22, “Red alert over an annoying prejudice.”, in Huddersfield Daily Examiner
- Synonyms:
- gingerphobia
Synonyms of gingerism
Origin of gingerism
From ginger + -ism.
Questions about gingerism
- What does gingerism mean?
- Gingerism means prejudice or discrimination against people with red hair.
- What part of speech is gingerism?
- Gingerism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gingerism?
- Gingerism is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɪzm̩/.
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