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    [Noun]  | "shame" | \ ˈshām \


    1: a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety

    2: the susceptibility to such emotion

    3: a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute : ignominy


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame;

    [Noun]  | "a crying shame" 


    1: a situation that makes one feel sad or disappointed

    [Verb]  | "shame" 


    1: to bring shame to : disgrace

    2: to put to shame by outdoing

    3: to cause to feel shame


    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Verb]  | "body-shame" | \ ˈbä-dē-ˌshām \


    1: to subject (someone) to body-shaming : to criticize or mock (someone) for supposed bodily faults or imperfections


    Origin: 2009 ;

    [Verb]  | "fat-shame" | \ ˈfat-ˌshām \


    1: to subject (someone) to fat-shaming


    Origin: 2009 ;

    [Idiom]  | "shame on (someone)" 


    1: —used to say that someone should feel sorry for doing something wrong

    [Idiom]  | "hang one's head in shame" 


    1: to look down because one is ashamed

    [Idiom]  | "put (someone or something) to shame" 


    1: to be much better than (someone or something)

    [Noun]  | "shame" 


    1: a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing;


      * e.g., " ... racked with shame over her actions of the previous week "





    2: a regrettable or blameworthy act;


      * e.g., " ... it's a shame you won't be able to come to the party "





    3: the state of having lost the esteem of others;


      * e.g., " ... left the room in shame after his angry outburst "



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    [Verb]  | "shame" 


    1: to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes;


      * e.g., " ... shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement "





     [ "shame" ]

    1:  An expression of shock or disgust, used mildly in the '60s and '70s.

      * e.g.,  ...  Shame! I can't believe you just said that! 

     [ "shame" ]

    1: Collective noun A pack of cougars, typically gathered for the purpose of hunting young male prey; most often spotted in bars and clubs of trashy repute.

      * e.g.,  ...  A group of cougars can't be called a "pride," they'd have to be called a "shame." That shame of cougars have marked their territory near the front door, eyeing all the young meat that entered. A cougar broke away from the shame and approached her prey, to buy him a drink. 

     [ "shame" ]

    1: The sensation you get upon realizing that the screenname you chose for Urban Dictionary is one that is used by many others and that all definitions created under that screenname are attributed to that single screenname.

      * e.g.,  ... "I logged into Urban Dictionary to check if my definitions had processed only to find that they had been added to a long list of definitions by 'Trevor.' Some of these definitions include: sinep (inward growing penis), Mo'Fugly (Mofo ugly), chipmunk cheeks (*shiver*), and flying rhino (*shudder*)...Realizing I wasn't in the best of company, I was overcome with shame." 

     [ "shame" ]

    1: A sarcastic use of the word, basically meaning 'haha, loser'

      * e.g.,  ... 'my sister failed all of her exams.' 

     [ "shame" ]

    1: n: George Bush

      * e.g.,  ... Who the hell voted for that shame? 


     [ "shame" ]

    2: n: the feeling people have for George Bush


     [ "shame" ]

    3: v: to vote for George Bush; twice


     [ "shame" ]

    4: v: to run a country the way George Bush does

     [ "shame" ]

    1: listenin 2 p.diddy or nelly or using the phrase 'da bomb'

      * e.g.,  ... yo diddy and nelly's new albums r da bomb 

     [ "shame" ]

    1:  Being a Packer fan

      * e.g.,  ... Bryan is the queen of shame. 


     [ "shame" ]

    2:  Lying about what really happened


     [ "shame" ]

    3:  Punching walls cause "I'M DRUNK"

     [ "shame" ]

    1: the feeling you get when you fail at everything and you have to go home to your wife and kids look them in the eye and explain to them why santa claus cant come this year because daddy is a failure that is shame

      * e.g.,  ... i am feeling shame 

     [ "shame" ]

    1: The South African way of saying:

      * e.g.,  ...  Awww, shame. Look at that cute puppy! 


     [ "shame" ]

    2:  cute

      * e.g.,  ...  You failed you exam? Shame, bru 


     [ "shame" ]

    3:  I feel bad for you

      * e.g.,  ...  Person 1: She rejected me :((((( 


     [ "shame" ]

    4:  "haha, loser' in a sarcastic manner

      * e.g.,  ... Person 2: Shame 

     [ "shame" ]

    1: more commonly know as a feeling similar to embarresment or guilt, shame has many deeper meanings.

      * e.g.,  ... To say hi, 


     [ "shame" ]

    2: Unfortunately due to the stupid english language many of these meanings can not be described, only in example.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy1: Shame! 


     [ "shame" ]

    3: It is normally said with pratically no expression.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy2: Shame! 


     [ "shame" ]

    4: The true meanings are only known to a special few.

      * e.g.,  ... Others, 

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