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Shane (verb)
Pronounced: /shay-n/
1. To casually push a conversation, joke, or situation just a little too far—especially after things were going perfectly normal. Often results in uncomfortable silence, side-eye, or someone saying “Dude… why?”
2. To cross the invisible line of appropriateness with zero awareness or with full awareness and zero regret.
Related Terms:
Overstep, derail, make-it-weird, ‘read the room’ failure.
Origin:
Likely from that one guy we all know, and if you don’t know him… it might be you.
Pronounced: /shay-n/
1. To casually push a conversation, joke, or situation just a little too far—especially after things were going perfectly normal. Often results in uncomfortable silence, side-eye, or someone saying “Dude… why?”
2. To cross the invisible line of appropriateness with zero awareness or with full awareness and zero regret.
Related Terms:
Overstep, derail, make-it-weird, ‘read the room’ failure.
Origin:
Likely from that one guy we all know, and if you don’t know him… it might be you.
• “We were talking about cars and then he brought up that story… He really Shaned it.”
• “Way to Shane the conversation—now grandma’s crying.”
• “Everything was going great until Jessica decided to Shane the group chat at 2am.”
• “Way to Shane the conversation—now grandma’s crying.”
• “Everything was going great until Jessica decided to Shane the group chat at 2am.”
by e.thin November 11, 2025
Get the Shanemug.