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BLOODY SHAME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bloody shame mean? 

BLOODY SHAME (noun)
  The noun BLOODY SHAME has 1 sense:

1. a Bloody Mary made without alcoholplay

  Familiarity information: BLOODY SHAME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLOODY SHAME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A Bloody Mary made without alcohol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bloody shame; Virgin Mary

Hypernyms ("bloody shame" is a kind of...):

Bloody Mary (a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice)


 Context examples 


The boat was cast adrift, though one of them called it a “bloody shame” with Yokohama so near.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)



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