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shame job

shame job noun: something that causes, or should cause, embarrassment or shyness.

Noun

shame job (plural shame jobs)

  1. (Australian Aboriginal) Something that causes, or should cause, embarrassment or shyness.
    • When I first started writing, scribbling, I was living in Cunnamulla on the edge of a sandhill, and I could see anyone coming across the flat. I'd be sitting there with my little table, an old sewing machine base with a bit of wood on it — my writing desk. Anyone come and I'd grab all my pieces of...2007 July, Sue Abbey, quoting Herb Wharton, “An Ungraded Bush Track”, in Fryer Folios, volume 2, number 1, page 15 of 14–17

Adjective

shame job (comparative more shame job, superlative most shame job)

  1. (Australian Aboriginal) Shame; embarrassed and shy, particularly because one is the subject of attention.
    • Feeling shame job is never easy, so start by giving yourself a little break.2025 April 1, “How to cope with shame job”, in ReachOut
  2. (Australian Aboriginal) Shame; causing embarrassment or shyness.

Forms of shame job

Noun
pluralshame jobs
alternative formshame-job
Adjective
comparativemore shame job
superlativemost shame job

Questions about shame job

What does shame job mean?
Shame job means something that causes, or should cause, embarrassment or shyness.
What part of speech is shame job?
Shame job can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of shame job?
The plural of shame job is shame jobs.

Words near shame job in the dictionary

  1. Shamchun
  2. shamdemic
  3. shamdemics
  4. shame
  5. shame be to him who thinks evil of it
  6. shame job
  7. shame jobs
  8. shame on me
  9. shame on you
  10. shame plant
  11. shame plants

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