"slut-shame" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: slut-shames [present, singular, third-person], slut-shaming [participle, present], slut-shamed [participle, past], slut-shamed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} slut-shame (third-person singular simple present slut-shames, present participle slut-shaming, simple past and past participle slut-shamed)
  1. To make a person (especially a woman) feel guilty or inferior for sexual activity, desires, expression, or circumstances that deviate from traditional or orthodox gender expectations or religious or cultural standards. Categories (topical): Feminism, Sexuality Derived forms: slut-shamey
    Sense id: en-slut-shame-en-verb-Y8c~1lBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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