fat-shame
verb
fat-shamed; fat-shaming; fat-shames
: to subject (someone) to fat-shaming
The author, a doctoral student therapist, discusses her experience with a clinical supervisor who fat-shamed a client during supervision.—
Melissa A. Meulman
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Totally fat-shamed me in front of the rest of the people in the room.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Baldoni has alleged that things got heated, and that Reynolds accused him of fat-shaming his wife (Lively had her fourth child, a son, in early 2023, just before the shoot began).
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Musk himself has waged a constant battle with the scale, having been fat-shamed by his very own father before opting to take Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to help slim down chemically.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
What's not getting better, however, is Jack — and Tim is still understandably pissed about his fat-shaming comments and concerned about Tristan.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2024
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Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Baldoni has alleged that things got heated, and that Reynolds accused him of fat-shaming his wife (Lively had her fourth child, a son, in early 2023, just before the shoot began).
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Musk himself has waged a constant battle with the scale, having been fat-shamed by his very own father before opting to take Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to help slim down chemically.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
What's not getting better, however, is Jack — and Tim is still understandably pissed about his fat-shaming comments and concerned about Tristan.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Fat-shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fat-shame. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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