equal-opportunity

adjective

Targeting everyone indiscriminately.

“equal-opportunity insulter”

Meanings

adjectiveequal-opportunity (not comparable)

alternative equal opportunity

  1. humorousnot comparableTargeting everyone indiscriminately.

    equal-opportunity insulter

Origin

Comes from equal-opportunity employer and similar phrases, where it is used literally to mean that the opportunity for employment is available equally to all, regardless of, for example, an applicant's race.

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APA

equal-opportunity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equal-opportunity

MLA

“equal-opportunity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equal-opportunity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equal-opportunity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equal-opportunity.

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