shame-job

A form of shame job — Something that causes, or should cause, embarrassment or shyness.

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Meanings

nounshame-job (plural shame-jobs)

plural shame-jobs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shame job.
    1 more example

    In Alice Springs two girls who played roles in Warwick Thornton's recent film Sweet Country were singled out for praise at their school assembly. Afterwards one of the girls asked a teacher why the school did this. He told her the school was proud of them. 'Yes, but it was such a shame-job,' she replied.

    2019 June 18, Kevin Brophy, “Shame-Job”, in Meanjin, volume 78, number 2
adjectiveshame-job (comparative more shame-job, superlative most shame-job)

comparative more shame-job · superlative most shame-job

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shame job.
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APA

shame-job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shame-job

MLA

“shame-job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shame-job. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shame-job,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shame-job.

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