Shade

The act of speaking bad or showing distaste about someone without saying their name, it can be clear or subtle.
This word is commonly used amongst the LGBTQ+ community and is usually acted out in unison of spilling tea

man she is one shady ass bitch!

He threw shade at his frienemy.

Oh mah gawd! The SHADE!

by Oja Zackaris July 27, 2019

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

Shade

When you "throw shade" it typically is a insult about another person

Example:That's right I through all of the shade

by SomeDumb June 20, 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

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

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

Shade

Negative reaction to a lie "

The President threw shade all over his Central American policies today"

by Fluffy Bert April 2, 2019