Definition of AGISM

agism

Plural: agisms

Noun

  • Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's age.
  • discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
  • Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated).

Examples

  • Claiming only veteran players know the best words is a form of Scrabble agism.

Origin / Etymology

From age + -ism.

Synonyms

ageism

Scrabble Score: 8

agism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
agism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
agism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

agism: valid Words With Friends Word