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One of many various configurations for the color scheme for shoes. For example, Blue/White and Black/Red/White are two different colorways for one shoe model. The term is not limited to shoes, but that is the most common usage. Commonly used in skateboarding.
Those Green/White and Black/Orange colorways for the éS Accel's are pretty wacky.
colorway by Lick Cakes April 11, 2007
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colourway 

A term, used by trainer fashionistas, to describe a particular colour combination used in the design of an item of footwear. Also used by said cognoscenti to identify those in the know (obsessive seakers of elusive, very limited colourways) from mere mortals (those foolish enough to buy any old mass-produced colourway).

This word can, I reckon, be applied to any article, or item that is available in a variety of colour combinations.
"If you didn't already know about the super-limited Futura colourways on the new Bathing Ape ***** you don't deserve to own them."
colourway by I-am-wolf February 27, 2003
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colorwashing 

using a person of color to portray a white character
James Olsen in the Supergirl TV show is an example of colorwashing because he is a white character portrayed by a black actor
colorwashing by ZZydrate17>40 July 8, 2019

Colorwashed 

Movie and TV Show industries is a casting practice in the which non-white actors actress are being cast in historically white character roles or scripted for white characters are Color-washed are.

Comic and Video games industries is a design practice in which non-white are Color-washed are historically white character roles or scripted for white characters.
Jimmy Olsen character is white but was colorwashed by Network, but his actor is black by TV-show casting director.

Colorwashing 

In film and TV when historically or canonically white characters are portrayed by people of color for the sake of diversity. This does not fall under the scope of "colorblind casting" because though colorwashing is accepted and even encouraged in the industry, the reverse (casting white people into historically or canonically people of color roles) is extremely frowned upon.
Jack: "Hey, did you hear that they're gonna cast a black James Bond?"
Tom: "Yeah, it's just a bunch of colorwashing."
Colorwashing by md552 January 29, 2022
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murderhobo 

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Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
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Concrete cowboy 

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Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
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God Shot 

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Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
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