blindism noun2 •An idiosyncratic behaviour associated with blind people.[…] Anne's mother was chopping what smelled like onions. Nervously, I stuck out my hand to shake hers—a “blindism,” I realized even as I did it, since I knew her hands were busy and messy. — 1989 •A stereotypy characteristic of blind people, such as eye-rubbing or hand-flapping. formsblindisms