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victim-blamey en · ADJ

Etymology

From victim-blame + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of victim-blaming.
   • “I think any sort of advice on how to have a safer Halloween based only on the costume is very victim-blamey,” Wozniak said. 2013, Annika Wolters, "What Makes A Costume Offensive?", The AS Review (Western Washington University), Volume 29, Number 7, 30 October 2013, page 8
   • And that whole distinctly victim-blamey sentiment of "if you didn't want this to happen, you shouldn't have taken photos" is hard-wired into mainstream culture. 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:
   • They tell me you can never let your guard down. Not for a single second. That you should expect every fellow citizen to be a sociopath. It isn’t exactly victim-blamey, but it feels gross. 2014, Timaree Schmit, "Bad Karma", Philadelphia Weekly, 24 September 2014 - 1 October 2014, page 19

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