''Know Shaming'' is the petty social act of making someone feel smaller or stupid for literally not having known the information someone is telling them. Know shaming can occur in social or academic discourse, but also in interactions around media or celebrity consumption.
A: Have you heard of band XYZ?
B: No I Hav---
A: OMG! How do you not know about them!??!?!? Do you live under a rock?!?!! I knew about them ages ago like before they got popular.... YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM.
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A: Did you know..
B: No..
A: What OMG! Do you even read? So basically...
B: This is know shaming. How could I know anything about something before I know it?
B: No I Hav---
A: OMG! How do you not know about them!??!?!? Do you live under a rock?!?!! I knew about them ages ago like before they got popular.... YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM.
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A: Did you know..
B: No..
A: What OMG! Do you even read? So basically...
B: This is know shaming. How could I know anything about something before I know it?
by knowshaming February 1, 2020
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Luke: Bro, you need to stop getting hammered every night
Joel: My dad was an alcoholic and this is how I learned to cope with all my problems. Also he never gave me Nerf guns as a kid. Leave me alone..
Luke: you're wound shaming me rn
Joel: My dad was an alcoholic and this is how I learned to cope with all my problems. Also he never gave me Nerf guns as a kid. Leave me alone..
Luke: you're wound shaming me rn
by BriggsBriggs April 12, 2022
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by Abbz Zrn October 24, 2023
Get the Bottle shaming mug.The awkward shuffle that results from when a friend notices your shirt or hoodie is on backwards, forcing you to twist it to the correct position while your friend watches you mockingly.
After my girlfriend noticed my sweater was on backwards, I had to do the twist of shame while she laughed.
by Lulu W. December 20, 2012
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“Hey, how come trev has been in the bathroom so long and is he crying?”
“He’s a shame shooter” “mmmm got ya”
“He’s a shame shooter” “mmmm got ya”
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