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lookism

[ look-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. discrimination or prejudice based on a person's physical appearance.


lookism

/ ˈʊɪə /

noun

  1. discrimination against a person on the grounds of physical appearance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǴǰ쾱, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lookism1

First recorded in 1985–1990
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Example Sentences

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Lemon’s comment was a toilet-bowl swirl of sexism and ageism and lookism and did this man have an undiagnosed head injury, or what?

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In “Lookism,” a young, friendless man wakes up in a tall, handsome body; “The Remarried Empress” features a protagonist who is, well, remarried; “unOrdinary” centers on a teenager with a secret past that threatens to bring down his high school’s social hierarchy.

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Her biggest score, “At Seventeen,” which reached No. 2 in 1975, confronted lookism and bullying with a candor that anticipated the work of contemporary artists including Billie Eilish, Demi Lovato and Lizzo.

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Still, audiences craving family-friendly diversion will find tunes, comedy and fairy-tale trappings here, with a worthy lesson about the importance of looking beyond lookism.

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So a repudiation of lookism has always been part of the musical, and indeed the underlying story.

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