slut-shames
slut-shames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slut-shame.
Meaning of slut-shame
Verb
slut-shame (third-person singular simple present slut-shames, present participle slut-shaming, simple past and past participle slut-shamed)
- To make a person (especially a woman) feel guilty or inferior for sexual activity, desires, expression, or circumstances that deviate from traditional or orthodox gender expectations or religious or cultural standards.
- There seems to be no middle ground between embracing one's inner porn star and slut-shaming the women who find themselves pressured or lured into sex-related work because they have few other options.2013, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Heather Wood Rudúlph, Sexy Feminism: A Girl's Guide to Love, Success, and Style, Mariner Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 119
Questions about slut-shames
- What is slut-shames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Slut-shames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slut-shame.
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