Midget

The term ''midget'' refers to something which is smaller than usual but well-proportioned. In the 19th century, ''midget'' was a medical term referring to an extremely short but normally proportioned person (e.g., with growth hormone deficiency), and was used in contrast to ''Dwarfism'', which denoted disproportionate shortness. Like many other older medical terms, as it became part of popular language it was usually used in a pejorative sense. When applied to a person who is extremely short, ''midget'' is now considered derogatory. The non-offensive term Little person has since replaced ''midget''. See also Lilliput and Blefuscu. ''Midget'' is a general term, however, and is also used, for example, to denote a class of small objects, such as a class of very small sailboats or racing cars. It also refers to certain automobile models produced by MG (car) and Daihatsu. During World War II, small submarines such as the British X_craft were called midget submarines. ---- Midget also refers to a sort of smiley or emoticon. An emoticon is a set of characters that are intended to convey an emotion when viewed at a 90° counterclockwise (rarely, clockwise) angle; that is, one must tilt one's head to the left to view the emoticon right-side-up. A midget emoticon is an emoticon without the nose, and so without the hyphen or circumflex. Examples include: :) :( :D :P Note that as of 2004, the instant messenging software programs AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ do not support midget emoticons. The instant messenger Yahoo! Messenger does, as does MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger.Midget move to Wiktionary! -- User:Tarquin 20:20 Jan 5, 2003 (UTC) I agree -- User:TakuyaMurata 20:43 Jan 5, 2003 (UTC) To user who redirected: your redirect eliminated the content specific to this word. Midget and dwarf are not always synonymous. Please don't do this again without proposing and discussing. Thanks. User:Alteripse 13:56, 31 May 2004 (UTC) It amazes me how many people still have no idea what the politically correct term for a "person of small stature" is. Here in Houston we got the message loud and clear in 1999. Director of Affirmative Action Lenoria Walker, an African-American, referred to City Councilman Joe Roach as a midget. She was forced to resign over the remark. The correct term is neither "midget" nor "little person", but "dwarf", as Mr. Roach pointed out.Midget See other meanings of words starting from letter:M MA | MB | MC | MD | ME | MF | MG | MH | MI | MJ | MK | ML | MN | MO | MP | MR | MS | MT | MU | MW | MX | MY | MZ | Words begining with Midget: Midget Midget Midget Midget-Car_Racing Midgetman_missile Midgets Midget_(comics) Midget_car Midget_cars Midget_car_racing Midget_dude_23 Midget_submarine Midget_submarines Midget_submarines