how embarrassment

Meaning

Interjection

• An expression of embarrassment, either for the speaker or for another individual or group.

Origin

• A catchphrase of Effie Stephanidis, a character who first appeared on the Australian TV show Acropolis Now (1989–1992) and is played by Mary Coustas. Stephanidis is a Greek-Australian, and the phrase is an imitation of the broken English often spoken by immigrants.