fat-shame

verb

ˈfat-ˌshām 

fat-shamed; fat-shaming; fat-shames

transitive verb

: 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

Examples of fat-shame in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reed faced deserved backlash for cruel personal attacks, including fat-shaming comments about actress Melissa McCarthy, reflecting his intolerance for unconventional or avant-garde work. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Neither of them pays much attention to their daughter, Jamison (Ava Marie Telek), other than Lili fat-shaming the girl for grazing through the lemon squares at a pool party. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026

Felder also recalls being fat-shamed during an exam in the past, which left her in no hurry to go back. —Essence, 27 Jan. 2026

Others dread a confrontation with that relative who always comments on your child’s weight or engages in other fat-shaming behaviors. —Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fat-shame

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe