"hall of shame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halls of shame [plural]
Etymology: To rhyme with hall of fame. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hall of fame}} hall of fame Head templates: {{en-noun|halls of shame}} hall of shame (plural halls of shame)
  1. (usually capitalized) A collection of the worst, most hated, or poorest-quality entries in a particular subject, medium, field, etc. Tags: capitalized, usually Translations (collection): শরমের দালান (śoromer dalan) (Bengali), häpeägalleria (Finnish), 不名誉殿堂 (fu meiyo dendō) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-hall_of_shame-en-noun-uG0LueCc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

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