waycism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Deliberate misspelling of racism (all senses).

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪsɪzm̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-waycism.wav /ˈwæɪ.sɪzm̩/

Word forms

waycism waycisms

Etymology

From a mock childish pronunciation of racism, to express childishness and silliness (or a puerile lack of seriousness, as in an allegation of racism), from the way small children pronounce the sound of R (and also L) as [w] during early language-development. Compare wabbit, wuv, wittle and widdle.

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