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1) The absence of sunlight from a distant object, creating the lack of light.

2) Suspicious; Ghetto; Unmorally appealing .

3) Title Given to Marshall Bruce Mathers III, alias 'Eminem'. (usually followed by the word 'Slim' prior)

4) Unprofessional, Illegitimate
1). : He read a book underneath a shady tree
2). : I walked down the ally, yet I turned away once I saw a shady man
3). : Yo Man, Shay's the G.O.A.T.
3). : The establishment seemed a bit shady, so I was hesitant to accept.
Shady by Nagragatzi May 9, 2023
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A place you don't want to be. This place may exhibit any combination of the following characteristics:

1. a high crime rate
2. a plethora of sketchy characters (aka thugs)
3. dark alleys or blind corners
4. the presence of metal detectors or rent-a-cops
5. instills a fear of you gettin' jacked

Ladies, if you have to ask a guy to walk you to your car for safety reasons (and not because you want to make out with him) ... the place is definitely shady.
I don't care that parking garage has decent lighting, it is shady from midnight to 6 am. Why else would they need a rent-a-cop?

The G-bar over in downtown is shady. Even my buddy Ian, who's pretty much a thug, got jacked there.

Ken went to a shady high school.
Really, how shady?
So shady they put metal detectors at the doors his freshmen year.
shady by PtotheJ January 11, 2008
the use of trickery or tom foolery to cause shenanigan's.

see - Trickery, tom foolery, and shenanigans for more details.
shady by Natalie Daniels May 12, 2011
Mrshall Mathers, Eminem

n. an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor. Having sold over seventy million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the highest-selling rappers of all time.
Yo u heard that new Shady junt? Dude spits like a tommy.
Shady by Keylo March 14, 2009
(adj)
1) British slang; Mean, nasty or underhanded
2) In the shade
3) Of a person; Suspicious or dodgy
1) "Aww Frank, don't hit him, he's only three..." <smack> "Aww, that's shady that... You knocked his baby teeth out."
2) "I'm sat in a shady seat located in a sun-swept villa in the south of France. I'm loving it."
3) "That dude in the corner is one shady lookin' individual."
Shady by Stuart Fletcher November 23, 2004
A behavior produced when someone has lost all light. Very secretive. Sneaky. A person who steals all light from everyone else for personal gain.
Kevin really needs to get some sun, he is one shady bastard!
shady by crazybumpkin82 August 11, 2014
Used to describe everything. Can mean, but not limited to: Wack; lame; gay; sketchy; not chill; not tight; not trustworthy
A guy walkn around at 3am is shady.

or

Man John's shady he didn't even hit me up to chill the other night!
shady by jordan gura October 1, 2007