no shade no shame

a phrase used to indicate that a person's actions are nothing to be ashamed of. Used in a reassuring manner towards someone else, or as a statement to justify one's own actions.

Not to be confused with 'no tea no shade,' which usually precedes a subtle insult, 'no shade no shame' is a genuine statement of solidarity with another person's actions, or unapologetic pride in one's own actions.

You workin the pole to feed your three kids? Keep doin you honey, no shade no shame!

I went to the All-you-can-eat Buffet and I brought my own foil paper and fixed myself a to-go plate! No shade no shame!

by Barrumundii October 20, 2020

Shades

A hood gang from a high school that wears gray as their main color and commits crimes such as writing on the desks in class. This gang will only accept 50 people which makes them the 50 shades of grey.

Q)Yo man have you seen the Shades around? I wanna join them.

A) Nah dude they already got 50 members.

by chingnorris August 29, 2016

Shade

A form of sneaky but slightly obvious disrespect or dissing

Ani was mad at Nneoma for being fake. Ani was throwing shade.

Example of shade:
(A girl's hair isnt fully flat ironed)
Other girl: oh you flat ironed yyour hhair *giggle*

by shady12345678900987654321 April 29, 2016

forty shades of fire

someone super pissed. releases from all orifices of he body.

did you see him when was trippin'? he came out like forty shades of fire!

by mc_squared December 2, 2009

yelp shade

When someone writes a nasty review of a business on Yelp due to bad service

Bobby threw some serious Yelp shade at that restaurant after they messed up his order

by baconisbae May 15, 2018

Upping a shade

It is a phrase that is used to describe the process of darkening one's skin.

A synonym for this phrase is tanning.

Person 1: Wow...you are really white.
Person 2: Not for long! I'm working on upping a shade.
Person 1: Nice

by raisindisliker June 15, 2011

being shaded

Cruelty so subtle that people often didn't know they were even being ridiculed until everyone was laughing at them and they were forced to go along with the joke.

At the time, she was not aware that she was being shaded until he later made the comment to others and got everyone laughing at her.

by Sasha474 September 25, 2023