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body shop
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noun
1.
a factory or machine shop in which bodies for vehicles, as automobiles, trucks, or the like, are manufactured, repaired, etc.
2.
Slang.
an employment agency, school, or the like that provides large numbers of workers, trainees, recent graduates, etc., to fill entry-level jobs.
a gym, health club, or the like where people may exercise, do bodybuilding, etc.
a singles bar.
Origin of
body shop
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1950-1955
First recorded in
1950-55
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British Dictionary definitions for
body shop
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body shop
noun
1.
a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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