waycism
UK/ˈweɪsɪzm̩/
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Australia/ˈwæɪ.sɪzm̩/
waycism is the deliberate misspelling of racism.
Meaning of racism
Noun
racism (usually uncountable, plural racisms)
- The belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior.
- It is altogether inaccurate to suggest that Europe is being indoctrinated with Fascism or Racism.1932 October 21, Sisley Huddleston, “Europe Painted in Fascist Colors”, in Christian Science Monitor, →ISSN, page 8
- The policies, practices, or systems (e.g. government or political) promoting this belief or promoting the dominance of one or more races over others.
- Martin Luther King spoke out against racism.
- Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.
- For, if racism against non-whites is morally wrong and unjustifiable, then how can racism against whites be morally right and justifiable?2007, Joseph Godson Amamoo, Ghana: 50 years of independence
- An act that could be seen as racist, typically relatively harmless and/or unintentional.
- I might have just done a racism.
- Hatred or prejudice against a race (species) of beings, such as an alien race or the human race.
Forms of waycism
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Origin of waycism
From a mock childish pronunciation of racism, to express childishness and silliness (or a puerile lack of seriousness, as in an allegation of racism), from the way small children pronounce the sound of R (and also L) as [w] during early language-development. Compare wabbit, wuv, wittle and widdle.
Questions about waycism
- What is waycism the deliberate misspelling of?
- Waycism is the deliberate misspelling of racism.
- How do you pronounce waycism?
- Waycism is pronounced /ˈweɪsɪzm̩/ (UK).
Words near waycism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: waycism (page history and authors); racism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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