texturism

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noun

Prejudice based on the texture of a person's hair, typically when it is Afro-textured.

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Meanings

nountexturism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePrejudice based on the texture of a person's hair, typically when it is Afro-textured.

    Unintentionally, I had supported texturism as a girl, choosing to never wear my hair curly until my last year of high school, […]

    2020, G. L. Tomas, The Love Bet

Origin

From texture + -ism.

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APA

texturism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/texturism

MLA

“texturism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/texturism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “texturism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/texturism.

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