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shame, shame

shame, shame interjection: i condemn the content of this speech; Expression of admonishment or disgust at the content of a speech.

Interjection

  1. I condemn the content of this speech; Expression of admonishment or disgust at the content of a speech.
    • Sir William: No, there are still many things, and I cannot emphasize this too strongly, not on top of other things. I myself, on my way here this evening, saw a thing that was not on top of another thing in any way.
      Other members: Shame, shame!1970, “The Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus
    • You must believe it whether you will or no—for tis true, that neither the Marquis, nor any one of his family are in possession of any place under, or any pension from the State. (Great tumult, and cries of "Shame! Shame!")1831, The Bristol Job Nott; or, Labouring Man's Friend

Origin of shame, shame

Reduplication of shame.

Questions about shame, shame

What does shame, shame mean?
Shame, shame means i condemn the content of this speech; Expression of admonishment or disgust at the content of a speech.
What part of speech is shame, shame?
Shame, shame is an interjection.

Words near shame, shame in the dictionary

  1. shame reels
  2. shame to him who thinks ill of it
  3. shame upon me
  4. shame upon you
  5. shame weed
  6. shame, shame
  7. shame-casting
  8. shame-job
  9. shame-jobs
  10. shame-stroke
  11. shame-strokes

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