Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

how embarrassment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: how em-bar-rass-ment
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An expression of embarrassment, either for the speaker or for another individual or group.

Australian usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Usage

Questions

What does how embarrassment mean?: An expression of embarrassment, either for the speaker or for another individual or group.
Where does how embarrassment come from?: 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.

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