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body shopping

British

noun

informal the purchasing of manpower from another country, usu. one where wages are cheap

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Michael Pickering says the big unanswered question about Ramsay Smith was whether he was "body shopping".

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014

Alex met Kevin outside the building at seven in the morning, the way they always did on Mondays to go body shopping.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The value of what he brought in body shopping was going to go down as food became sparser.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Still, he felt guilty body shopping with his friend that morning.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

He recognized it right away, from that first day they’d gone body shopping.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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