For the song by The Like

The Like

The Like is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. The current members are Elizabeth "Z" Berg , Tennessee Thomas , Laena Geronimo , and Annie Monroe...

, see Release Me (album)

Release Me (album)

Release Me is the second album by the Like. Mark Ronson and other-produced quartet goes for a 1960's sound. Released by Downtown Records in 2010 in the United States and international markets including the United Kingdom. It features the singles "Release Me" and "He's Not a Boy"...

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The walk of shame refers to where a person must walk past strangers or peers alone for an embarrassing reason before reaching a place of privacy. Most commonly, it occurs the morning after a night out at a bar, dance club, or party. People undertaking the walk of shame are understood to have spent the night at the house, apartment, or dorm of a sexual partner (or perceived sexual partner), particularly a one night stand

One Night Stand

One Night Stand is an HBO stand-up series that first aired on February 15, 1989. The half-hour series aired weekly and featured stand-up comedy specials from some of the top performing comedians. The series originally comprised 55 specials over the course of its four years on HBO...

. The topic is often the subject of college newspaper commentary. The "walker" may often be identified by his or her disheveled appearance and incongruous evening attire, particularly on Saturday or Sunday mornings.

Other uses

In the television programs The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...

and Survivor

Survivor (TV series)

Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...

, the term "walk of shame" is used to describe an eliminated contestant's departure from the competition.

In association football (soccer), the walk of shame refers to a player receiving a red card and being sent off the field of play. The player must return directly to the changing rooms for an early bath thus enduring the walk of shame, suffering the inevitable taunts from opposition supporters.

In tournament poker, the walk of shame refers to a player's elimination and subsequent dismissal from the table .

In American Baseball, the walk of shame can refer to one of three scenarios:

• a batter walking back to the dugout after being called out for receiving 3 strikes.
• a pitcher being replaced after poor performance such as walking a batter or allowing a home run
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
   to be scored.
• a player or team manager being ejected from the game by an umpire.

In all three scenarios, the player involved walks back to his team's dugout. In the latter two, the player usually has to go on from there to the locker room.

The comedy show, The Whitest Kids U'Know, referred to the Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...

as the Walk of Shame.

Further reading

— Lube asserts that the phrase is a "misnomer" because "shame is so rarely involved." — Rice provides tips on how to avoid appearing as if one is on the walk of shame, but concludes by asserting that there is nothing to be ashamed of, asking "What is so damn wrong with getting your freak on and waiting until morning to venture back home?"