sizeism

English

Alternative forms

• sizism

Etymology

From size +‎ -ism.

Noun

sizeism (uncountable)

1. Discrimination based on a person's size (such as height, girth, or weight).

   Hyponyms: heightism; weightism, fattism, fatphobia

   • 2019 June 21, Adrienne Matei, “In praise of short men: will the rise of 'short kings' spell the fall of toxic masculinity?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Sizeism is hard to avoid on dating apps such as Grindr and Tinder, where users commonly forbid men under 6ft from contacting them. Tinder even made a 2019 April Fool’s joke about launching a “height verification” update that would prevent guys from exaggerating their stature.