'tism
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Aphetic form of autism.
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.