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body shops

body shops is the plural of body shop.

Meaning of body shop

Noun

body shop (plural body shops)

  1. (US) A workshop in which damage to the bodywork of cars is repaired.
    Synonyms:
    panel beaters
  2. (slang) A consultancy that recruits workers (generally in information technology) in order to contract out their services on a tactical short- to mid-term basis.
    • Flouting employment discrimination laws, unethical body shops blatantly advertise in US publications for jobs that clearly target foreign nationals.2013, Vivek Wadhwa, The Immigrant Exodus, page 53

Questions about body shops

What is body shops the plural of?
Body shops is the plural of body shop.

Words near body shops in the dictionary

  1. body shapes
  2. body shell
  3. body shells
  4. body shop
  5. body shopping
  6. body shops
  7. body shot
  8. body shots
  9. body slam
  10. body slams
  11. body snatcher

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