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Thread Like Summary wofahulicodoc Total Likes: 3 Original Post (Thread Starter) Mensopause VII #232770 01/29/2024 4:27 PM by wofahulicodoc wofahulicodoc (continued from here, after 1,000+ posts!) ======================= 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. _______________________________ 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 ¢ HEIGHTIST - synonym of aerialist, high-wire artist Liked Replies DANDIPRAT #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 1 member likes this Re: ECOTOPIA #233710 Oct 6th a 01:03 AM by A C Bowden A C Bowden ECHOTOPIA – concert hall with ideal acoustics EROTOPIA – paradise of free love ECOTROPIA – going green 1 member likes this Re: MILLSTONE #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 1 member likes this

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