youthism

English

Etymology

youth +‎ -ism

Noun

youthism (uncountable)

  1. discrimination against young people
    • 1976, Atlas world press review: Volume 23
      And now we have youthism — the hatred of young people, a new moral and social scourge, a kind of collective psychosis.
    • 1999, Leigh Stephens Aldrich, Covering the community: a diversity handbook for media (page 8)
      Physical prejudice exists among people surrounding ageism, youthism, sizeism and disabilities.
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