different between lookit vs lookist

English

Non-standard pronunciation of look + at (that).

lookit

(colloquial, informal, Canada, US, Ireland) look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest
(colloquial, informal, Canada, US) behold!; look at that; look here or there; look!
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lo

In 1999, William Safire called lookit “a widely used, if somewhat outdated, urban Americanism”.

look +? -ist

lookist (comparative more lookist, superlative most lookist)

lookist (plural lookists)

Alternative form of looksist
- 2007, Fran Harris, Will the REAL You Please Stand Up?
  I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos.

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