singleism

English

Etymology

From single +‎ -ism.

Noun

singleism (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of singlism
   • 1993 February 18, Alice Steinbach, “Singles are suspect to those who divide the world by twos”, in The Baltimore Sun:

     But the sad truth is that even Janet Reno's description of herself as "an awkward old maid" buys into the myth of the never-married eccentric. That's how deep singleism goes.

Quotations

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