"victim-blamey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more victim-blamey [comparative], most victim-blamey [superlative]
Etymology: From victim-blame + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|victim-blame|y}} victim-blame + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} victim-blamey (comparative more victim-blamey, superlative most victim-blamey)
  1. (informal) Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of victim-blaming. Tags: informal
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          "ref": "2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Online harassment and revenge porn”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 18, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:",
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