body shop

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body shop

noun body shops · bodyshop

  1. US A workshop in which damage to the bodywork of cars is repaired.

    Similar: panel beaters

  2. slang A consultancy that recruits workers (generally in information technology) in order to contract out their services on a tactical short- to mid-term basis. Flouting employment discrimination laws, unethical body shops blatantly advertise in US publications for jobs that clearly target foreign nationals.

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noun workshop

Españolchapista, latonería, carrocería
Portuguêslanternagem
Françaiscarrosserie
DeutschKarosseriebauer
Italianocarrozzeria
Ελληνικάαμαξοποιείο amaxopoieío

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@misc{body_shop_2026,
  title = {body shop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/body%20shop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}