fade to black

1. To die, especially by suicide.
2. To exit.

Origins: The fadeout at the end of motion pictures. Popularized in the 80's, as a term for suicide, by the band Metallica in the song "Fade To Black".

Some days I feel so bad, I just want to fade to black.

by tlc September 1, 2003

Fade to Black

One of the best Metallica songs ever recorded

"I was me but now he's gone"

by IMTRc_Trans_Am October 15, 2004

BlackBerry Fade

The act of a person slowly and breifly fading out of a conversation to glance down and check for any possible notifications on their BlackBerry phone.

I was telling Jeff about my trip to Vegas, then he pulled a Blackberry fade and totally forgot what I was talking about!

by thee_jester July 7, 2009

dirty fade

Self taught hairstyle originating out of Kokomo, IN; Similar to a military fade, requiring a #2-3 on the sides and a #4-5 on top, normally performed on friends with the same set of trimmers used to trim your pubic hair.

Fat Cox needed his fro trimmed, so I gave him a dirty fade.

by CSR August 3, 2007

fade the cakes

The act of having sex

After drinking all night we went back to her house to fade the cakes

by Spaxxxxxx July 9, 2018

ducking the fade

avoiding karma. not facing the consequences of ones actions.

that kid team killed me and left before I got my revenge. He's really "ducking the fade."

by andynorm March 13, 2021

boosie fade

A haircut, coined by Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, that fades from bald at the bottom of the head to a semi-long length of hair at the very front and top most part of the head.

Man, I'm bout to go down to Mr. Leonardo's and get me a boosie fade

by Marlboro Frederick May 9, 2008