Flame shift

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

National Shifting Day

National Shifting Day is on December 23rd

Hey did you here what day it was today?
No what is it
National Shifting Day!
Dude I’m going to Hogwarts see you

by rarathelion November 10, 2020

im shifting

Accidentally recording yourself shifting to Zootopia

“Im shifting!”

“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

The Soft Shift

(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

shift-faced

Riding motorcycles or quads around completely wasted. term comes from a brand of riding gear called Shift.

lets drink before we go riding, i want to go out shift-faced

by Papacav May 14, 2010

Shift

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)

"I have been so behind all day I am still in my shift."

by Rickymak September 20, 2021

Shift in meaning

A shift in meaning is when a word's meaning changes over time.

The word "cool" used to mean a low temperature, but now it can also mean something is stylish or awesome.

It is interesting to understand how confusion arises after a shift in meaning of a word from one mythology to another.

by Shifzar Aris January 29, 2025