Most extreme form of embarrassment. No such word meaning exists in the English language, but does in other languages. Ripshaw is when you personally feel embarrassed from the actions of someone else; although you have no direct reason to be. Such as when watching a performance. You feel overwhelmed with embarrassment just by watching someone else. It's when someone one is doing something they should be embarrassed about but they aren't, so you feel it for them.
I felt so ripshaw watching those street performers. They looked so embarrassing and they didn't even care.
by soopertrooper August 21, 2014