different between baldish vs baldist

English

Etymology

bald +? -ish

Adjective

baldish (comparative more baldish, superlative most baldish)

1. Somewhat bald; balding.

Translations

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 Richard Godwin "How close is a cure for baldness?" The Guardian (September 2, 2018)

     "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 Richard Hinds, "Lewis posts April Fools' Day announcement that he'll grow beard to stop being confused with Cummings", The Hill (April 4, 2019)

     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, Issues 10-19, p747

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

   • 2003 David Langford & John Grant, Earthdoom!, p128

     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.