English

kinkshame

From kink + shame.

A compound of kink + shame

Proto-Indo-European *gang- ‘to mock, jeer, deride’

Proto-Germanic *kinkōną ‘to laugh’

Proto-West Germanic *kinkōn

Old English *cincian ‘to laugh loudly’

Middle English kinken

English kink

Proto-Germanic *skamō

Proto-West Germanic *skamu

Old English sċamu ‘shame’

Middle English schame ‘modesty’

English shame

Today it means

verb To mock, shame, bully, harass, condemn, or make fun of (someone) for or because of their sexual preferences or interests, or fetishes.

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Etymograph / kinkshame