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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English shame.
Pronunciation
Verb
shiem
- (transitive) to shame
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 5:22:[…] enibadi we shiem dem breda ar sista an tel dem ou dem woklis an dem sitn de, unu a-go afi go a di tap-a-tap joj dem- anybody that shames their brother or sister, and tells them how worthless they are, and such things, will have to go before the highest judges
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