playlistism

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noun

The practice of judging other people based on the contents of their music playlist.

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Meanings

nounplaylistism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of judging other people based on the contents of their music playlist.

    This has lead ^([sic]) to a new kind of music snobbery called playlistism. Music snobs amuse themselves by laughing at a colleague's collection of showtunes, or the hopelessly pretentious jazz of the goatee-ed guy at the other end of the dorm.

    2005 November 2, Leander Kahney, “The Cult of iPod”, in Playlist

Origin

From playlist + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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