orientationist

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adjective

Oppressing or hating persons of a certain sexual orientation.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveorientationist (comparative more orientationist, superlative most orientationist)

comparative more orientationist · superlative most orientationist

  1. Oppressing or hating persons of a certain sexual orientation.

    Personally I find sissy boys a little too heavy to juggle, as well as being ageist, sexist and orientationist props.

    1994 May 16, Andrew John Conway , “Re: Bounce juggling”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)
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    Since they don't, they are truly a private organization and I have no right to complain about any of their decisions, racist, sexist, orientationist, whatever.

    2001 August 24, "jwitt" , “Re: Should Men Lead Girl Scout Troops?”, in soc.men (Usenet)

    I don't want to be orientationist about this, but I think I should point out that such a real man is almost certain to be Julian Clary.

    2004 December 13, Mike Lyle , “Re: Riggs and Cooper, Cooper and Riggs”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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