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sizeism (ˈsaɪzɪzəm)
 
n
discrimination on the basis of a person's size, esp against people considered to be overweight
 
[C20: from size1 + -ism, on the model of racism]

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Sizeism is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Main Entry:  sizeism
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  discrimination against someone on the basis of their physical size
Example:  When someone says "he has a Napoleon complex", that is sizeism.
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