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shade

a slang term that's basically a term for insult. Throwing shade is usually a response to tea. if someone maybe flirted with your bf while knowing that you're together, that would be a shady move. It is an adjective or a noun.
Person: Person 2 in class shot me a shady look. Do you know why they're mad?

Person 3: Did you hear person's response to that tweet?

Person 4: Was she throwing shade?
by Im NoT LiKe OtHeR gIrLs (abc) January 19, 2020
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tHE SHADE

expression used by stan twitter to say something's wrong/they're disappointed for something/they hate something or a way to say "are you fucking kidding me" without cussing
also used as an addition to the we irritating gesture
friend: they cancelled anne with an e because it wasnt good enough for netflix standards
me: omg the shade
by tHE JOKE IS ON YOU February 21, 2020
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Social Shade

Giving someone "the look" or commenting/throwing shade when someone is less that six feet from others than family members/SO.
Bitch threw social shade all over me and my BFF for the the pics we posted on insta this weekend.
by GenXtra66 March 18, 2020
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50 Shades Of May

Derived from Ex-British Prime Minister, Theresa May. When a British prime minister enjoys the practice of BDSM.
50 Shades Of May extract:
"Before I know it, Donald's got both of my hands in his orange grip above my head, and he’s pinning me to the wheat field gate using his tiny hand … His other small hand grabs my short hair and yanks down, bringing my face up, and his crusty lips are on mine …"
by C L G March 24, 2020
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49 Shades of Grey

When you go to a furniture/carpet/flooring store and they don't have the item in the shade of grey you wanted, the store is '49 Shades Of Grey'.
"I really like darker greys... This store is terrible. It's 49 Shades of Grey, if you get what I mean."
by C L G March 24, 2020
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Window shades

And you woke up and raise your window shades
by PabloEscobar123321 May 28, 2020
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shade shaming

Shade shaming: mocking, ridiculing, or teasing someone about the amount of melanin in their skin. #shadeshaming
Examples of shade shaming: You're not black enough. You're SO dark!". You need to cover up those freckles!"

or white people, you know you love this one--"you're so PALE! You need some sun!" And of course, there's the infamous "what ARE you"? The only reason to ask a person "what" they are in terms of race is because you're going to form a new opinion of them based upon their answer, which is...you guessed it...a form of #RACISM.
by HappyCathyinVA June 18, 2020
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