'tism
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Aphetic form of autism.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]the 'tism (uncountable)
- (humorous, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Clipping of autism.
- 2021, Chad Prather, Am I Crazy?:
- Greta Thunberg […] has been declared Time Magazine's Person of the Year. That's right, the winner of 2019's illustrious POTY award goes to the temperamental teenager with a touch of the 'tism.