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shade by omission

An intentional or unintentional public denouncement or disrespect of an individual by action of leaving him/her out of a conversation, group, or otherwise list that him/her should have been included in. shade cold
Damn bro you threw a house party and didn't invite your housemate? That's some crazy ass shade by omission broooo!
by gangstamishflex June 11, 2016
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dis of omission

Insulting someone by leaving them out of a list, group, etc.
Ending a list of contributions by American first ladies at Michelle Obama was a dis of omission to Melania Trump.
by arz131 July 27, 2024
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Lying by Omission

when master chief leaves outkey pieces of information on purpose to deceive or give misconception
"So technically, I stole it, dropped it in the lost and found, picked it back up from the lost and found so if anyone asks, I can say I got it from the lost and found without lying"

"See, that's called Lying by Omission and that's still lying."
by Enrevibility March 25, 2025
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Alabama by omission

When two siblings sleep with the same person.
Ya my sister and I are Alabama by omission because we both fucked Ashley.
by Darbalarb August 20, 2021
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Definition 1 (Concise / Popular Use):
When a medical institution, healthcare provider, or system withholds, omits, or deliberately excludes critical medical records, information, or care, leading to harm, neglect, or denial of rights. A modern form of medical apartheid where the damage isn’t just from what’s done, but from what’s left undone.

Definition 2 (Formal / Academic Use):
A systemic pattern where healthcare professionals fail to document, acknowledge, or accurately represent the concerns, symptoms, and advocacy of patients — disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as
Black American (Negro) (Freedmen). Also, disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as United States military active-duty service members and veterans, who already face the highest suicide rate in the United States of America.
Definition 1 Sentence Examples:

“The VA leaving my 'Local Title: Veteran Crisis line notes' out of my VA medical record is medical apartheid by omission.”

“When hospitals fail to properly document Black American (Negro) (Freedmen) patients’ concerns, that’s medical apartheid by omission at work.”

“She called out medical apartheid by omission after her health care referral was delayed for months due to incomplete medical records.”

Definition 2 Sentence Examples:

“Researchers found that medical apartheid by omission contributes to systemic health disparities among veterans.”

“The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigations revealed medical apartheid by omission through repeated failures to include critical patient advocacy in medical records.”

“Legislative reform is needed to eliminate medical apartheid by omission from federally funded healthcare systems.”
by Harriet Tubman's Pistol September 10, 2025
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