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?
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
Get the shade mug.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
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
me: omg the shade
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Get the tHE SHADE mug.Giving someone "the look" or commenting/throwing shade when someone is less that six feet from others than family members/SO.
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Get the Social Shade mug.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 …"
"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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"I really like darker greys... This store is terrible. It's 49 Shades of Grey, if you get what I mean."
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Get the Window shades mug.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.
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.
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