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Parrot of shame

Twitter slang about talking shit about someone behind their back.

At date, the stats publicly displayed on a Tweet include a counter for Quote Tweets (QTs) — Retweeting the Tweet with an added comment of your own — which displays an accurate total number of QTs.

If you click on the QT counter, Twitter will show you a list of QTs on the Tweet; however, it will only show you the QTs that are publicly visible. Tweets by locked accounts, including QTs, are not publicly visible, so they are registered by the public QT count but do not show up in the QT list.

If a Tweet has 1 or more QTs but they're all private, the QT list will have no entries, just "No Quote Tweets yet," topped by a drawing of a parrot which appears to be narrowing its eyes suspiciously (the titular parrot of shame).

The only easy way to access the QT list is to click on the QT counter, which only shows up if a post has QTs. As a result, if you see the parrot on one of your Tweets, it means someone is discussing your Tweet on a private account, which often means they have an opinion about you or what you said, but don't want you to know what it is.

Therefore, referring to the "parrot" or the "parrot of shame" is a way of saying you know people are talking shit.
I can see the parrot of shame lmao, you're not slick.

Of course that thread is full of parrots, what else did you expect?
by Clarice1994 August 12, 2022
mugGet the Parrot of shamemug.

dict shame

Vexatious attempt to humiliate an individual on the Urban Dictionary platform.
Her ex tried to dict shame her but his immaturity was down-voted.
by Dizzy FPV March 3, 2018
mugGet the dict shamemug.

Costco shame

The feeling you get when you’ve already picked up everything you need from Costco but continue shopping and your bill is three times what you expected.

The feeling you get when you unload your car after a Costco run and you hope noone sees the excessive amount of bulk merchandise you’ve purchased for a family of two.
She felt the weight of Costco shame set in as she put her massive pack of lemons,

She felt an immense amount of Costco shame as she unloaded her box of 120 ice cream sandwiches for a family of two from her car as the hot neighbor walked by.
by Punan_From_Hunan April 13, 2024
mugGet the Costco shamemug.

Vacation shaming

Discriminating against time off of work when actively doing just that.
When your co-worker constantly jet sets to his vacation house in Florida but engages in “vacation shaming” to get you back in to work instead of spending time with your grandma.
by Johnny boi blurp April 17, 2024
mugGet the Vacation shamingmug.

no shade no shame

a phrase used to indicate that a person's actions are nothing to be ashamed of. Used in a reassuring manner towards someone else, or as a statement to justify one's own actions.

Not to be confused with 'no tea no shade,' which usually precedes a subtle insult, 'no shade no shame' is a genuine statement of solidarity with another person's actions, or unapologetic pride in one's own actions.
You workin the pole to feed your three kids? Keep doin you honey, no shade no shame!

I went to the All-you-can-eat Buffet and I brought my own foil paper and fixed myself a to-go plate! No shade no shame!
by Barrumundii October 20, 2020
mugGet the no shade no shamemug.

net shaming

when you take a picture of someone (or your pet) after they did something bad or wrong, and post it online for others to see and learn from.
after mary was caught eating from the trash, josh took a photo of his dog and the mess, then posted it online net shaming mary for eating from the garbage.
by morguul January 6, 2014
mugGet the net shamingmug.

Walk of Shame

When you run out of toilet paper and your the unlucky to leave the bathroom with shit still on your ass and get more toilet paper.
Kevin ran out of toilet paper and I was asleep so he had to take the walk of shame and get more.
mugGet the Walk of Shamemug.

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