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FATTISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fattism mean?
• FATTISM (noun)
The noun FATTISM has 1 sense:
1. discrimination against people who are overweight
Familiarity information: FATTISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discrimination against people who are overweight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fatism; fattism
Hypernyms ("fattism" is a kind of...):
discrimination; favoritism; favouritism (unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
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