singleism

English

Etymology

single + -ism

Noun

singleism (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of singlism
    • 1993, Alice Steinbach, "Singles are suspect to those who divide the world by twos", The Baltimore Sun, 18 February 1993:
      But the sad truth is that even Janet Reno's description of herself as "an awkward old maid" buys into the myth of the never-married eccentric. That's how deep singleism goes.

Quotations

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