walk of shame

The walk home after a one night stand. Sometimes celebrated as a stride of pride.

J was dishevled, hungover, and unable to remember the name of the woman who's bed he had woken up in earlier that morning. He took a back alley on the way home so that no one would witness his walk of shame.

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stride of pride

a reclamation of the walk of shame. Describes an occasion in which one must traverse public avenues the morning after a sexual encounter. One's status as a "strider" is usually aparent in the nature of one's dress, that somehow clearly indicates that one did not return to one's own home the night before. The quality of the sexual encounter and/or the social status of the partner(s) are generally factors that will turn a walk into a stride.

J saw Red walking down Washington St. at 10:30 wearing the suit and tie she'd had on the night before. "Walk of Shame?" J inquired. "No, Stride of Pride!" replied Red. "There's no shame in sex that good."

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