Kinkshame
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Definition
To mock, shame, bully, harass, or condemn someone because of their sexual preferences, interests, or fetishes; the verb can also describe condemning a sexual preference or fetish itself.
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What does kinkshame mean?
Kinkshame is a verb for mocking, shaming, bullying, harassing, or condemning someone because of their sexual preferences, interests, or fetishes.
It can also be used for the act of condemning a particular sexual preference or fetish, as in “kinkshaming” that interest.
How kinkshame is used
The word may describe criticism directed at a person or at the sexual interest itself. The forms “kinkshame” and “kink-shame” are both used.