baldist

English

Etymology

bald +‎ -ist. Popularized by the television sitcom Seinfeld, in the episode "The Tape".

Adjective

baldist (comparative more baldist, superlative most baldist)

1. (humorous) Discriminatory against bald or balding people.
   • 2018 September 2, Richard Godwin, “How close is a cure for baldness?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     "I’ve had baldist/homophobic abuse in the street a couple of times and I’ve even been asked on the Tube: ‘Are you BNP, mate?’"

   • 2019 April 4, Richard Hinds, “Lewis posts April Fools' Day announcement that he'll grow beard to stop being confused with Cummings”, in The Hill:

     The statement noted that the announcement "comes after years of 'baldist' press reports that have confused the two famously clean shaven, African-American members of Congress."

   • 2019 Richard Hinds, "AFL's stance on crowd behaviour and umpire abuse leaves fans confused", ABC News Australia (June 15, 2019)

     Yet this spectator can consider himself unlucky, and not just because the sharp-eared security somehow heard his "baldist" abuse above the cacophonous thumping from the now omnipresent "fan activation" speakers.

Noun

baldist (plural baldists)

1. (humorous) One who discriminates against bald or balding people.
   • 1991 Larry David, Bob Shaw & Don McEnery, "The Tape," Seinfeld, Season 3, Episode 8 (first aired 13 November, 1991), spoken by Jerry Seinfeld (played by Jerry Seinfeld)

     "Elaine, have you ever gone out with a bald man?" / "No." / "You know what that makes you? A baldist."

   • 1993, Theatre record, volume 13, numbers 10-19, page 747:

     We must speak only of the Follicley^[sic] Challenged to avoid being branded a baldist […]

   • 2003, David Langford, John Grant, Earthdoom!,, page 128:

     The absence of an anti-baldist organisation also did not concern him; he had a full head of very long thick hair which was normally tied back in a horse's tail.