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Discrimination against a member of a House (Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Slytherin), usually hateful language used by a member of a different house. Often is used to show supposed superiority between houses.
By calling his friend a dumb Hufflepuff, Harry was showing a level of Housism not tolerable at Hogwarts.
Housism by harrypotterlover7 January 13, 2015
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Houseism 

n1: the distinct doctrine, cause, or theory of Dr. Gregory House
2: telling it like it is
The most infamous houseism is "Everybody lies".
Houseism by GREEN_LOVER October 5, 2009

Houseism 

1. n. a particularly comical quote by Hugh Laurie (acting as Dr. Greg House) on his hit TV show, House, M.d.
"My favorite houseism is when Stacy asks House what secrets he has and he loudly retorts, 'I'm gay!'"
Houseism by BestSkeptic July 20, 2008

Houseism 

A theory, phrase, habit or general action commited by Dr. Gregory House, usually offensive and amusing.
"The Houseism of the evening was when House stuck Wilson's fingers in the bowl of warm water while he slept, then put Wilson's pillow over the stain."
Houseism by The Locke August 20, 2006
A typical statement by Emily Houdi, often incorporating the word "society" and illogical, irrelevant banter.

See houdiism.
"I feel that society has pressured certain members of our society to be socialized in a way which results in society being antisocial."
houdism by Emily Houdi April 10, 2003

Houseism 

The discrimination against a house color
Mrs. Poole's recent acts of favoring pride tickets to the black house is blatant houseism.
Houseism by yaanyal dakub June 1, 2018
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