body shop

American  

noun

1. a factory or machine shop in which bodies for vehicles, as automobiles, trucks, or the like, are manufactured, repaired, etc.

2. Slang.

   1. an employment agency, school, or the like that provides large numbers of workers, trainees, recent graduates, etc., to fill entry-level jobs.

   2. a gym, health club, or the like where people may exercise, do bodybuilding, etc.

   3. a singles bar.

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body shop British  

noun

1. a place where the bodywork of motor vehicles is built or repaired

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Etymology

Origin of body shop

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Employees who work in facilities which prepare pressed metal bodywork at the company's sites in Castle Bromwich, Halewood and Solihull will also be brought back in – as will those who work in the Solihull car plant's body shop and paint shop.

From BBC

They impounded Robins’ G Wagon, which according to CBS was found in a body shop with some damaged parts already swapped out.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County prosecutors found there was “insufficient evidence” to prove Deputy Yen Liu was not acting in lawful self-defense when he shot Adrian Abelar at a Rosemead auto body shop four years ago, firing a round that fractured several vertebrae and nearly paralyzed him, according to court records and Abelar’s attorney.

From Los Angeles Times

Deputies were responding to reports that Abelar — a convicted felon who could not legally possess a firearm — had threatened to shoot several people at the auto body shop.

From Los Angeles Times

Abelar’s lawyer disputed claims made by Richard Doktor, the auto body shop owner, who summoned deputies to the scene by claiming Abelar had made threats and brandished a gun.

From Los Angeles Times