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beamer
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A reddened face caused by embarrassment; the visible blush of someone caught out. Used with take: to take a beamer.
If scundered is the feeling, a beamer is its visible evidence: the blush that gives you away. The word is common across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Around Belfast the same face is also called a redner.
Beamer in a sentence
Beamer pairs with take: you take a beamer rather than have one, and it is usually a pure beamer.
Sang "happy birthday to you too" back at the waiters.
Tripped over absolutely nothing in front of the whole bus stop.
Got caught checking my reflection in the butcher's window.
Common questions
What does beamer mean?
A beamer is a bright red face brought on by embarrassment. It's used across Northern Ireland and Scotland. You take a beamer when you're caught in a moment you'd rather not be in.
Is it beamer or redner?
Both name the same red face. Beamer is heard across Northern Ireland and Scotland; redner is more of a Belfast word.
How do you use beamer in a sentence?
With the verb take: "I took a pure beamer when the teacher read my note out to the class."
What's the difference between beamer and scundered?
Scundered describes the feeling of being mortified; a beamer is the visible result. You're scundered on the inside and take a beamer on the outside.
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The dignity-shredding party game.
A party game engineered to hand out beamers. Your name lands on the screen, the room writes answers in secret, and the reveal does the rest. One person buys, the whole room plays.
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See also
- scundered /ˈskʌn.dəd/ adjective Mortified, embarrassed, affronted. The feeling that causes the beamer in the first place.
- redner /ˈrɛd.nər/ noun The same red face, in its Belfast form.
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