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#232770 01/29/2024 4:27 PM
by wofahulicodoc
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HEIGHTISM

PRONUNCIATION: (HY-tiz-uhm)

MEANING: noun: Discrimination based on height, especially the unfair treatment of people who are short.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by sociologist Saul Feldman, from height, from Old English hehthu (height), from heah (high). Earliest documented use: 1971.
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HIGHTISM - discrimination based on one's name (obsolete)

EIGHTISM - requirement that all mathematical statements shall be in Base 8

EIGHTISM (2) - monetary system based on the old Spanish dollar (real de ocho) and its parts; "two bits" = a quarter = 25 ยข

HEIGHTIST - synonym of aerialist, high-wire artist
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#232984 Jun 14th a 12:37 AM
by A C Bowden
A C Bowden
DANDICAT - Puss in Boots

CANDIMAT - vending machine for confectionery

RANDIPRAT - lecherous fool
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#233710 Oct 6th a 01:03 AM
by A C Bowden
A C Bowden
ECHOTOPIA โ€“ concert hall with ideal acoustics

EROTOPIA โ€“ paradise of free love

ECOTROPIA โ€“ going green
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#233741 Oct 25th a 12:37 AM
by A C Bowden
A C Bowden
MILKSTONE - small pellet of frozen milk for sprinkling on desserts

MAILSTONE - large paperweight formerly used in open mail trains in windy conditions

MEALSTONE - coin-shaped disk issued by a feudal lord to his serfs, which could be used at an inn instead of cash
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#233863 Dec 21st a 03:31 PM
by A C Bowden
A C Bowden
ZUGRUHE - a peaceful night's sleep on a long-distance train

ZOG RULE - the regime of the former king of Albania

ZIGEUNERUNRUHE - the restlessness of the nomad
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#233875 Jan 3rd a 05:24 PM
by A C Bowden
A C Bowden
OXYPHONIZE - to make a harsh, piercing sound

OMNITONIZE - to play all the notes on a keyboard instrument simultaneously

OCTAGONIZE - to cut the corners off a square
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