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a hair shirt
a hair shirt
if someone wears a hair shirt, they choose to make their life unpleasant by not having or experiencing anything that gives them pleasure I don't think you have to put on a hair shirt in order to be a socialist.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Primitiva | | pree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish) | Spanish, Late Roman |
Burkhart | | BOORK-hahrt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
Jaywant | | - | Indian, Marathi |
Olle | | - | Swedish |
Jonty | | JAHN-tee | English (British) |
Ashfield | | ['æʃi:ld] | |