ethnosexism

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noun

An intersectional form of discrimination pushing narratives where a sex or gender is constructed as disadvantaged due to ethnic background and geopolitical position.

OriginGerman Ethnosexismus →
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Meanings

nounethnosexism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn intersectional form of discrimination pushing narratives where a sex or gender is constructed as disadvantaged due to ethnic background and geopolitical position.

Origin

  1. GermanEthnosexismus
  2. Englishethnosexism

Borrowed from German Ethnosexismus, introduced by Gabriele Dietze 2016 in reference to the discourses around 2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany. Equivalent to ethno- + sexism.

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APA

ethnosexism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnosexism

MLA

“ethnosexism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnosexism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnosexism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnosexism.

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