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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Among Lively's claims are that Baldoni fat-shamed her post-partum body during filming.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 10 May 2025
Later, Reacher fat-shames him with a crack about doughnuts.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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
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Charna Flam, People.com, 10 May 2025
Later, Reacher fat-shames him with a crack about doughnuts.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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
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“Fat-shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fat-shame. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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