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

stunna shades

oversized glasses, only bad bitches wear.

it's time to act out girl, where my stunna shades at?

by hotgurrlsummer October 13, 2020

Shade Shaffer

A kid that always wears Mr. Beast merch and is relatively quiet unless it's towards his friends.

Shade Shaffer is pretty cool!

Really? He doesn't talk much.
That's just because you don't know him.

by Yea me too January 14, 2020

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

baby no shade

The phrase 'baby no shade' means that someone is being honest or straightforward about what they are saying or doing.

Person 1: I heard you and wassaname beef is that true?
Person 2: baby no shade that beef is one sided ash

by Zeyybliceem October 09, 2024

Contour shading

The aplication of light and dark make up one to two shades lighter and one to two shades darker than your base foundation to create highlights and low lights to create more contour than would normally be visible.

See; "Easy nose contour" YouTube
See; "Need a 6 pack ASAP" ticktock
See; "Honest Donald Trump makeup recreation" YouTube
See; "How to contour Abs- make muscles pop in 5 min" youtube

You could build a house on Kim Kardashians foundation, she uses so much product contour shading.

by Modern Women May 24, 2025

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 08, 2023