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kinkshame

kinkshame verb: to mock, shame, bully, harass, condemn, or make fun of (someone) for or because of their sexual preferences or interests, or fetishes.

Verb

kinkshame (third-person singular simple present kinkshames, present participle kinkshaming, simple past and past participle kinkshamed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To mock, shame, bully, harass, condemn, or make fun of (someone) for or because of their sexual preferences or interests, or fetishes.
    • This abomination, which stands for "Daddy Dom Little Girl" is essentially pedophilia-lite and is super uncomfortable, abusive, and wildly problematic. Yes, I'm kinkshaming.2018 May 7, Rebecca Goldstein, “DDLG Ruins the Party Again”, in Binghamton Review, Binghamton Review, page 13
    • "It's not a romantic relationship," he said. "But they are both really really into My Little Pony. In very dark ways."
      I burst into laughter again, letting out a snort. "Oh my god, I think I'm gonna be sick."
      "Don't kink-shame, Mary."2019, Ellie Cahill, Save the Secret Date, unnumbered page
  2. (transitive) To mock, shame, or condemn (a sexual preference or fetish).
    • “Of all this world's perversities, there is only one I cannot abide: the kink-shame. I'm off!” “You can't walk out! I'm walking out!”2025 May 11, Monica Padrick, “Don Tyxote” (11:26 from the start), in Krapopolis, season 2, episode 21, spoken by Shlub (Matt Berry)

Forms of kinkshame

third-person singular presentkinkshames
present participlekinkshaming
past participlekinkshamed
pastkinkshamed
alternative formkink-shame
alternative formkink shame

Origin of kinkshame

From kink + shame.

Questions about kinkshame

What does kinkshame mean?
Kinkshame means to mock, shame, bully, harass, condemn, or make fun of (someone) for or because of their sexual preferences or interests, or fetishes.
What part of speech is kinkshame?
Kinkshame is a verb.
What is the past tense of kinkshame?
The past tense of kinkshame is kinkshamed.

Words near kinkshame in the dictionary

  1. kinkobs
  2. Kinkora
  3. kinks
  4. kinks on
  5. kinks out
  6. kinkshame
  7. kinkshamed
  8. kinkshames
  9. kinkshaming
  10. kinkster
  11. kinksters

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