how embarrassment
intjEtymology
A catchphrase of Effie Stephanidis, a character who first appeared on the Australian TV show Acropolis Now (1989–1992) and is played by Mary Coustas. Stephanidis is a Greek-Australian, and the phrase is an imitation of the style of English often spoken by immigrants to Australia.
Definitions
An expression of embarrassment, either for the speaker or for another individual or group.
- Corneliu, just looking back at the stack, i realise its probably not the FileAppender and is as you suggest (and which i knew but forgot) me locking the Console window (how embarrassment!)- I will confirm this next time it locks.
- Hawthorn just allowed Lewis Jetta to kick a goal. How embarrassment. (One goal, nineteen behinds in his first fifteen games.)
- Oh dear! You don't even understand the basics do you? How embarrassment.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA