Fat-shame

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To deride or criticise someone's obesity. transitive

    "Using the same format as posters intended to fat-shame children, but changing the message to fat positivity, queers fat."

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"Using the same format as posters intended to fat-shame children, but changing the message to fat positivity, queers fat."

Etymology

From fat + shame (verb).

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