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

No smoke, no shade, no salt.

Coined by Bay Area website thesaucerus.com in 2017. Means I'm not trying to insult, talk bad about, nor am I mad about something; I'm just saying.

You're on the phone with G and have said ok 9 times. You've said goodbye 6 times. You're trying to hang up, but they keep talking. "Damn G, I said I gotta go! You talk too much man. No smoke, no shade, no salt. but for real though."

by TheSauceBeats December 14, 2018

50 Shades of AIDS

A crude term for an individual with an alarmingly large number of STD/STIs or love bugs, regardless of whether they show signs of them or not.

Shit Monkey: "That whore of a man, Testicle Tim, has slept around so much that he's finally contracted every STD known to man."

Fuckhead Fred: "Hey, he be gots them 50 Shades of AIDS!"

Shit Monkey: "You fucking dumbass, there are way more VDs than AIDS."

by Testostices McSourpenis August 30, 2019

Upgrade Your Shade

Used when the shade someone is throwing is overused, or poorly conceived.

- "You’re more eager than Trump at a tanning convention!"

- “Really?? — You need to upgrade your shade!”

by adroxx April 26, 2023

Friend-shading

The act of talking about and shading one of your closest friends to someone else. Most probably because they've gotten on your nerves, or are acting stupid.

"Sorry to be friend-shading, but Lilly was such a bitch this yesterday

by yourunclesdeadcat June 13, 2018

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

shade-y

racism by way of continuing to work on mostly or all-White teams; particularly relevant to creative & casting teams

"let me know if they're being shade-y at auditions for Beauty and the Beast... they better not use "but they were French" as an excuse to only call back the White girls!"

"Psh, they really said "sassy best friend from across the tracks" in the character breakdown. Shade-y."

by SusanGreg March 7, 2023