To tar and feather Home The Lexicon To tar and feather Thumbnail Phrase or WordTo tar and featherDefinitionA historical form of public shaming; metaphorically used to describe harsh criticism.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryAviansGrammatical SubcategoryVerbs: Actions/States of Being Previous itemTo have a feather in your cap Next itemTo ruffle (someone’s) feathers; to have one’s feathers ruffled.
