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slut-shamey en · ADJ

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Etymology

From slut-shame + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of slut-shaming.
   • One of the biggest myths about dating is that how soon you choose to have sex impacts the longevity of the relationship. So if you are a woman and you're looking for love, giving it up too early will preclude any possibility of a long-term relationship. Outside of being blatantly slut-shamey, this advice is plain wrong. 2011, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life, Seal Press, →ISBN, pages 92–93:
   • We should all know by now that hooker jokes are way passé and slut-shaming is wrong, but when tempers flare, a slut-shamey slur can occasionally pop out of one's mouth. 2015, Siouxsie Q, "A Happier, Hotter Year: Seven Sexual Resolutions for 2015, SF Weekly, 7 January 2015
   • Not to sound slut-shamey or anything here, coming from someone who was also sexually active at around the same age, but if I was getting my swerve on with dudes in their 20s, I’m pretty sure I would remember that sh*t. 2015 July 31, Jerome Khalid, “Khloé Kardashian Defends Kylie Jenner & Tyga: “At 16 I Was Probably””, in Press Examiner:

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