body shaming
noun
negative, critical, or mocking comments and behavior about someone's body shape, size, or appearance.
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body-shamingadjectiverelating 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
body-shaming
2
American
[bahd-ee shaym-ing]
/ ˈbɑd i ˌʃeɪm ɪŋ /
adjective
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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 judge ruled that two tweets by Giulia Cortese, who was also handed a suspended fine of €1,200, were defamatory and amounted to "body shaming".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
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
The amount of body shaming that exists in sports is mind-boggling.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Grande has said before that body-shaming comments are "really dangerous."
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
She opened up about the latest body-shaming abuse in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying she felt she needed to "wade in and speak for myself".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
In June 2023, the singer said in a series of since-deleted tweets that she was considering leaving music behind after facing body-shaming online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 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
Dozens more ballet dancers have described body-shaming and bullying at schools across the UK, following a BBC investigation earlier this year.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
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