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nounbodyism (uncountable)
- uncountablePrejudice based on the appearance of someone's body
Politically, nothing is a more powerful distraction from the female conscience than focusing on bodyism.
2007, Stephanie Vermeulen, “Survival of the Prettiest”, in Kill the Princess, Seal Press, →ISBN, page 931 more example
When do we cease to be a collection of many different beauties and become a bunch of “isms” instead, such as ageism, sexism, racism, bodyism, and on and on? We can make positive attitudes the underpinning of our classrooms.
2012, Daniel Heller, “Kindness”, in Curriculum on the Edge of Survival, R&L Education, →ISBN, page 52
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bodyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodyism
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“bodyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodyism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bodyism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodyism.
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