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body-shames

body-shames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of body-shame.

Meaning of body-shame

Verb

body-shame (third-person singular simple present body-shames, present participle body-shaming, simple past and past participle body-shamed)

  1. (transitive) To criticize or deride (someone) because of their physical appearance.
    • EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt has revealed he will be just as “rude and offensive” to people who bodyshame him in public.2020 May 2, Jacob Stolworthy, “EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt reveals brutal response to people who bodyshame him in public”, in The Independent

Questions about body-shames

What is body-shames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Body-shames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of body-shame.

Words near body-shames in the dictionary

  1. body-positive
  2. body-shame
  3. body-shamed
  4. body-shamer
  5. body-shamers
  6. body-shames
  7. body-shaming
  8. body-slam
  9. body-slammed
  10. body-slamming
  11. body-slams

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