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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
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Roll of Shame

A method of escaping a failed bench press by rolling the weight forward on the legs and pushing it to the floor. It’s shameful because the person didn’t use a spotter.
He thought he was too good for a spotter and that resulted in him doing the roll of shame
by TheKnight6353 October 16, 2022
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The Dirty Shame

If you’ve ever been to Ada, Michigan I’m sure you’ve heard of the Dirty Shame. This small watering hole is located just outside of downtown Ada off Fulton. In the Shame time cease to exist, it may be 2 am or 2 pm and the same group of locals are still there drinking $2 beers and $3 wells. The Shame has stood the test of time, being founded in the late 1840s this place is inflation proof. When Dorothy said there’s no place like home she was talking about Kansas, when I say there’s no place like home I’m talking about the Dirty Shame.
Is it already 3 pm? Well let’s go grab a beer at the Dirty Shame!

Tonight I’m feeling shameful, I can’t wait for the Dirty Shame
by Ernest McSorley February 10, 2023
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Crock of Shame

Leaving someone's house the morning after while carrying a slow cooker full of yesterday's chili.
We had a wonderful night after the Super Bowl and he did the Crock of Shame in the morning
by CamShaft February 13, 2023
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Shroud of shame

A towel draped over your head so people can't see your face while you lower yourself on a pontoon ladder into a lake or river to urinate.
Erica always wears a shroud of shame when she pees off of the pontoon.
by Kassethanon July 3, 2023
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Glove of shame

Come on baby quit playin these games and put on the glove of shame while you jerk my ding-a-lang! (Respectfully)
by Sir. Jerksalot lot September 5, 2023
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Waddle of Shame

When a man ejaculates onto himself while his pants are down, and he must waddle to the bathroom/closet/wardrobe with his pants around his ankles
Tad: Is Chad still living with his parents?

Scrad: Nah, his mom caught him doing the waddle of shame and kicked him out
by Brodingus IIV October 7, 2023
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