"wall of shame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: walls of shame [plural]
Etymology: Chosen to rhyme with hall of fame and hall of shame. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hall of fame}} hall of fame, {{m|en|hall of shame}} hall of shame Head templates: {{en-noun|walls of shame}} wall of shame (plural walls of shame)
  1. (usually capitalized) A collection of the worst or most hated entries in a particular subject, medium, field, or for people who have failed to complete a challenge, etc. Tags: capitalized, usually Translations (collection): Mur de la honte (mur de la honte) (French)
    Sense id: en-wall_of_shame-en-noun-jaMYia-l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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