The term "Lightshade" is used to call someone a fanatic for the 1980s and the retrowave style. Things such as 80s cars, neon lights, and David Hasselhoff easily please any Lightshade deeply. Anything from the 1990s and beyond however is hated by a Lightshade.
I was talking to this dude, he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, khakis, and he even had a mullet....
Does he like Knight Rider?
Yeah.
He's a Lightshade.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.