The process by which something gradually fades from visibility or awareness—not because it’s gone, but because it’s operating beyond the range of detection. Still present. Still active. Just no longer seen.
"After the black hole collapsed, the surrounding radiation didn’t vanish—it began shadow shifting into the background curvature of space."
by TenTails July 16, 2025
Get the Shadow Shifting mug.When working in retail or fast food, where half of the working staff are present, and all of the resources and supplies are there.
“I can’t believe that Jeff got everyone else sick with a cold. Thanks to him, we’re stuck in a Thanos Shift.”
by CaveJohnson94 June 9, 2020
Get the Thanos Shift mug.To deflect judgment for being a terrible person and/or doing terrible things by jumping on the momentum of hate toward someone else. Typically used by canceled influencers/celebs in an attempt to regain public favor and win back their audience.
Despite being extremely problematic figures in their own right, Jeffree Star and James Charles have chosen to flame shift to Mikayla Nogueria for lying to her fans, hoping that the community will forget their much worse misdeeds.
by IndigoPhoenix21 February 23, 2023
Get the Flame shift mug.(Verb) The unethical act of your Precinct's Captain or Lieutenant (in some cases Sergeant), assigning a shift to you with no prior notice or attempts to inform you.
The Soft Shift is typically accompanied by a firm, "come on (your name)... I know you saw it on your schedule... and now I don't have any other Officers to get it covered..."
by Salty_LEO_1984 July 25, 2019
Get the The Soft Shift mug.Riding motorcycles or quads around completely wasted. term comes from a brand of riding gear called Shift.
by Papacav May 14, 2010
Get the shift-faced mug.A housecoat worn by women in South Philly like a smock to cover their clothes underneath. Or just in place of clothes period. Also an appropriate garment to wear when food shopping or even a wake, or funeral (under a raincoat)
by Rickymak September 20, 2021
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“I’m shifting! Is that the magical city of Zootopia? Where every mammal can be anything they want?”
“I’m shifting! Is that the magical city of Zootopia? Where every mammal can be anything they want?”
by stan twice or die February 13, 2025
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