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ill fame

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noun

  1. bad reputation, especially in sexual matters.


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There is, of course, a good reason for am-dram's ill fame.

From The Guardian Dec. 15, 2012

Each of them have already made unfathomable sums of money and known, for good and ill, fame at its most hardcore.

From The Guardian Jun. 25, 2010

I found afterwards that my steed had a very bad character all over the country; his ill fame, however, was slightly redeemed by the fact that he was a good goer.

From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by W. G. Windham

She had long lived under ill fame, and her neighbours were resolved to get rid of her at the earliest opportunity.

From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton

Though reputed brave, his treachery has won him a permanent ill fame.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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