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brolly-shame

noun /brol-ee-shaym/

The agonizing public embarrassment of wrestling a metal spider that has violently snapped inside-out during a storm.

“I suffered immense brolly-shame outside the station and just threw the umbrella in the bin.”

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noun
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/brol-ee-shaym/

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Everyday life

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