body shop

American  

noun

• body shops
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• body shops
  plural

Etymology

Origin of body shop

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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body shop

Nearly two months after the fire was first ignited in the roof of the Lineage cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, Ramirez said his business, a car repair and body shop, is still struggling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"They give us everything -- shares, good facilities," the body shop worker told AFP.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

That’s where the customer pays the body shop directly while the insurance company never gets involved with a claim — and may not even know of the incident.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

There are nonwhite characters, like Rory’s best friend, Lane, who is Korean, and the unfortunately named Gypsy, who runs the local auto body shop.

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2025

Davis was pounding fenders at his upstate body shop.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover