Definition of fatism
: prejudice or discrimination against fat people Never has it been more socially and professionally unacceptable to be fat in Britain … . At a time when racism, sexism and ageism have become taboo, fatism is the last acceptable prejudice. — Carol Midgley, The Times (London), 16 Feb. 2001
fatist
noun, pluralfatists
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1988
First Known Use of fatism
1988
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