touch of the 'tism

noun

A mild form or manifestation of autism.

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Meanings

noun
  1. InterneteuphemistichumoroussometimesA mild form or manifestation of autism.

    EVERYONE has a touch of the 'tism. Denying it doesn't make it any less true

    2010 March 18, @Simply_Satin, Twitter
    1 more example

    Greta Thunberg […] has been declared Time Magazine's Person of the Year. That's right, the winner of 2019's illustrious POTY award goes to the temperamental teenager with a touch of the 'tism.

    2021, Chad Prather, Am I Crazy?

Origin

See touch (“a little bit; a small amount”) and 'tism (“autism”). Attested as early as March 10, 2010 (see quotations); popularized in 2022 on the video-sharing social media service TikTok.

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APA

touch of the 'tism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20of%20the%20'tism

MLA

“touch of the 'tism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20of%20the%20'tism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touch of the 'tism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20of%20the%20'tism.

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