bodywork

English

Etymology

body +‎ work

Noun

Wikipedia bodywork (usually uncountable; plural bodyworks)

1. The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
2. The repair of a such body.
3. The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
4. A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
   • 2011, Michael D. Smith, Christian Grov, In The Company of Men, page 15

     Men providing massage and bodywork exemplify a gray zone between a legal personal service and a sexualized...

Translations

exterior body of a motor vehicle

• Catalan: buc (ca) m
• Finnish: kori (fi)
• French: carrosserie (fr) f

• Manx: bleayst (gv) f
• Spanish: cuerpo (es) m, exterior (es) m

repair of the exterior body of a motor vehicle

• Finnish: korityö (fi)
• French: carrosserie (fr) f

• Italian: carrozzeria (it) f

application of physical therapy

• Hungarian: testmunka (hu)

• Spanish: terapia física (es) f