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name and shame

name and shame
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neym and sheym]
    • /neɪm ænd ʃeɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neym and sheym]
    • /neɪm ænd ʃeɪm/

Definitions of name and shame words

  • phrase name and shame If something such as a newspaper or an official body names and shames people who have performed badly or who have done something wrong, it identifies those people by name. 0
  • noun name and shame to reveal the identity of a person or organization guilty of illegal or unacceptable behaviour in order to embarrass them into not repeating the offence 0
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Parts of speech for Name and shame

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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name and shame popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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