black affrontit
Mortified. Beyond embarrassed.
Definitions
Deeply, painfully embarrassed. Not just blushing — full ground-swallow-me-up mortified. The 'black' is an intensifier, like 'utterly'. Classic Scots reaction to your weans showing you up in Tesco.
black affrontit In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Scots use of 'black' as an intensifier (cf. 'black ashamed') + 'affrontit' from 'affront'.
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