body-shaming

noun

body-sham·​ing ˈbä-dē-ˌshā-miŋ 

variants or body shaming

: the act or practice of subjecting someone to criticism or mockery for supposed bodily faults or imperfections

Far from being isolated incidents, these jokes … only highlight the fact that body-shaming is very much a problem among men as well as women, with public figures deemed "fair game" when it comes to criticisms of their appearance.

—Philip Ellis

body-shaming adjective

body-shaming comments

body-shaming bullies

Examples of body-shaming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These stars had the perfect comeback for body-shaming internet trolls. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

Winslet—who weathered her fair share of body-shaming at the hands of the tabloid media in the ’90s—is not holding back. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2025

In the past, the fashion industry has been responsible for rampant body-shaming. — Staff Author, Parents, 27 June 2026

Under her guidance, the company has embraced its heritage—the glamour and spectacle—without the body-shaming. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for body-shaming

• timiskaming
• aiming
• blaming
• claiming
• flaming
• framing
• gaming
• laming
• maiming
• naming
• shaming
• taming