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uglyism

uglyism noun: discrimination against ugly people.

Noun

uglyism (uncountable)

  1. discrimination against ugly people

Origin of uglyism

From ugly + -ism.

Questions about uglyism

What does uglyism mean?
Uglyism means discrimination against ugly people.
What part of speech is uglyism?
Uglyism is a noun.

Words near uglyism in the dictionary

  1. ugly-finder
  2. ugly-finders
  3. uglying
  4. uglying up
  5. uglyish
  6. uglyism
  7. uglysome
  8. ugmo
  9. ugmos
  10. ugni blanc
  11. ugniberries

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