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Know Shaming

''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?
by knowshaming February 1, 2020
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wound shaming

when a person defends themselves against criticism by speaking about the possible wound that caused their flaw
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
by BriggsBriggs April 12, 2022
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Shame

Shame is fucking free.
by PEWPEWKILLEDYOU October 24, 2023
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Bottle shaming

Somebody shaming a bottle for its shape.
Carlos was bottle shaming jim's bottle because it was shaped as a pear.
by Abbz Zrn October 24, 2023
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twist of shame

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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name shaming

Name shaming is sth you are only allowed to do against people named Alex. Also the word Alex is an insult
If you’re named Alex be sure i’ll be name shaming you
by hghghghghgg January 4, 2022
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Shame shooter

Some who nuts in a dark room usually a bathroom then, post nut begins to shamefully weep by themselves.
“Hey, how come trev has been in the bathroom so long and is he crying?”

“He’s a shame shooter” “mmmm got ya”
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