infamous
Causing infamy; disgraceful.
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SEGM is infamous for being a source of transphobic misinformation, of course none of that context is included by the NYT because they like SEGM’s policy positions.
My dad got Infamous for free after that data leak, and I remember really enjoying the story! I admit that I haven't felt much urge to replay it though haha
yeah th06 is pretty infamous for this lol
Remember kids, your local racist fetishizes the people they hate. Local infamous asshat pawlowski selling his used home decor.
Played Infamous 2 for the first time and immediately fell in love. The electric powers were fun to use, the world was imaginative and fleshed out, and the parkour movement set really made you feel like you could go an…
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Causing infamy; disgraceful.
She is infamous for perjury.
“SEGM is infamous for being a source of transphobic misinformation, of course none of that context is included by the NYT because they like SEGM’s policy positions.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My dad got Infamous for free after that data leak, and I remember really enjoying the story! I admit that I haven't felt much urge to replay it though haha”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Remember kids, your local racist fetishizes the people they hate. Local infamous asshat pawlowski selling his used home decor.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Played Infamous 2 for the first time and immediately fell in love. The electric powers were fun to use, the world was imaginative and fleshed out, and the parkour movement set really made you feel like you could go anywhere”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeah, expose your kids to the world's most infamous ped0. The parents of those children should be arrested for child abuse.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
He was an infamous traitor.
“yeah th06 is pretty infamous for this lol”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, historical, of a person) to a judicial punishment depriving (the person) of certain rights (e.g. the rights to hold public office, exercise the franchise, receive a public pension, serve on a jury, or give testimony in a court of law).
He was an infamous traitor.
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