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  body shaming

  noun

  negative, critical, or mocking comments and behavior about someone's body shape, size, or appearance.
• body-shaming
  body-shaming

  adjective

  relating to or characterized by negative, critical, or mocking comments and behavior about someone's body shape, size, or appearance.

body shaming

¹ American  

[bahd-ee shaym-ing] / ˈbɑd i ˈʃeɪm ɪŋ /

noun

1. negative, critical, or mocking comments and behavior about someone's body shape, size, or appearance.

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body-shaming ² American  

[bahd-ee shaym-ing] / ˈbɑd i ˌʃeɪm ɪŋ /

adjective

1. relating to or characterized by negative, critical, or mocking comments and behavior about someone's body shape, size, or appearance.

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Secret recording has also taken place by individuals - including Margerison - at various Comic Con cosplay events, prompting attendees to complain of invasion of privacy, harassment and "body shaming".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

They can also feel like time capsules to other dimensions; his 12-year-old daughter was scandalized by how normative bullying was after she read “Blubber,” Blume’s 1974 novel about tween mean girls and body shaming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Never mind that we’re not supposed to do this anymore—remember, we’ve evolved as a species, stopped the toxic body shaming and now accept everyone for who they are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025

A recent high-profile lawsuit brought by a group of Lizzo’s former dancers suggests that even outwardly body-inclusive environments can harbor body shaming.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

Through the Black Girl Think Tank, Frazier said participants identified six key areas affecting Black girls’ mental health: colorism, bullying, body shaming, lack of conflict resolution skills, depression and LGBTQ+ issues.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023

Grande has said before that body-shaming comments are "really dangerous."

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

The “Chase It” singer-songwriter, who has previously spoken out against body-shaming trolls, said in her post that she was over comments about her appearance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025

British Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan, who is competing in her first London Marathon on Sunday, was subjected to what her mum and coach Liz called "demeaning and abusive" body-shaming on social media in March.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025

No wonder then, that Tolman seems uniquely suited to lead a show that gently pokes fun at one of the nation's most frustrating, body-shaming, time-wasting industries.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024

As Stockton points out, some people who engage in body-shaming mistakenly believe they are motivating others to become healthier, despite research showing that most often isn’t the case and can in fact do the opposite.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2024