What does Shame mean?

Shame (Shame) For example: "E get shame (He's ashamed)"

Where does the slang word Shame come from?

Shame is a slang term from Cameroon. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Cameroon and across Africa.

Shame

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Shame (Shame)

"E get shame (He's ashamed)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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Shame

1. A painful emotion caused by a sense of guilt, embarrassment, dishonor; a feeling of being unworthy or disgraced. 2. Something that is very regrettable or is a great disappointment.

"1. Sean felt a sense of shame when he woke up and read the newspaper only to see a picture of himself in it. He shamed h…"

Shame 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Embarrassed (Embarrassed/ashamed)

"E get shame when e fall down. (He was embarrassed when he fell.)"

🇨🇲 About Cameroon Slang

Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

KASINARY has 1846 Cameroon slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Shame" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Shame

1. A painful emotion caused by a sense of guilt, embarrassment, dishonor; a feeling of being unworthy or disgraced. 2. Something that is very regrett…

Shame 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Embarrassed (Embarrassed/ashamed)

Shame 🇿🇦 South Africa

Expression of sympathy or cuteness (Oh cute/sorry)

Shame 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

Vergüenza, pena (Shame, embarrassment)

Shame 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ውርደት/ውርደት (Wirdet) - shame

Shame 🇱🇷 Liberia

Embarrassed/Ashamed (Embarrassment)

Shame 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Embarrassed (Embarrassed)