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hair shirt

NOUN
personal punishment
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And that gave birth to the worst Wolverine, which also gave birth to the idea that the suit is a hair shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

“You don’t have to be vegan or take cold showers or wear a hair shirt, but just consuming less things is really helpful for the environment,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

Sounds like all that's missing from the Noem celebration is a hair shirt and a lecture about how Cardi B will destroy the West with her decadence.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2020

The I.O.C. has grown edgy at the lack of suitors seeking to host Games and proclaimed itself ready to shed the tux and don the hair shirt.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018

Their armor was silver plate polished to a mirror sheen, but underneath, she knew, every man of them wore a hair shirt.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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