Lookism

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Discrimination or prejudice against people based on their appearance.
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  • n. prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's appearance (looks)
    • Word Usage
    "To help prove her point that the absence of funny women on TV is due to that brand of sexism known as lookism and that if Hollywood allowed more goofy looking women on screen there would be more funny women, Belle points to Michael Richards who played Kramer on Seinfeld."
     
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