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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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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

The amount of body shaming that exists in sports is mind-boggling.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

But not all body shaming comes from online trolls and it can be far more subtle.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2022

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

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

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

But after a recent encounter with body-shaming comments, the Grammy-winning artist is tired and said she is close to quitting her music career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

He also added that “the Lizzo thing” — referring to the widespread criticism he received for body-shaming the “About Damn Time” singer — “didn’t help” his image either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022