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creep-shaming

creep-shaming is the present participle and gerund of creep-shame.

Meaning of creep-shame

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To shame someone by characterizing them as a creep.
    • 2010 shonmao, December 17 on TwoXChromosomes Reddit
      The only time I feel comfortable dancing (club) is either by myself or with my lesbian friends. As an XY I have to deal with homophobia or creep-shaming.

Questions about creep-shaming

What is creep-shaming the present participle and gerund of?
Creep-shaming is the present participle and gerund of creep-shame.

Words near creep-shaming in the dictionary

  1. creep up
  2. creep up on
  3. creep-shame
  4. creep-shamed
  5. creep-shames
  6. creep-shaming
  7. creepage
  8. creepage distance
  9. creepage distances
  10. creepages
  11. creepazoid

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