slut-shame

[ sluht-sheym ]
/ ˈslʌtˌʃeɪm /

verb (used with or without object)

Slang. to publicly humiliate or shame (a woman) for engaging in promiscuous or premarital sex:sexually active girls who get slut-shamed.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of slut-shame

First recorded in 2010; slut + shame

Words nearby slut-shame

slush, slush fund, slush pile, slushy, slut, slut-shame, slutch, sluter, slutty, sly, sly grog
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