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1. The famous saying of the crime-fighting vigilante, The Shadow.

2. The introduction from The Shadow radio program "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" spoken by actor Frank Readick Jr., has earned a place in the American idiom. These words were accompanied by an ominous laugh and a musical theme, Camille Saint-Saëns' Le Rouet d'Omphale ("Omphale's Spinning Wheel", composed in 1872). At the end of each episode The Shadow reminded listeners that, "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay... The Shadow knows!"

Source: 1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow; 2.www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/shadpulp.htm
Powers/Abilities: The Shadow possesses incredible physical abilities. He possesses astonishing reflexes and is an incredible marksman with a gun. He also has incredible muscular control and can slip his body through the bars of a prison cell like a contortionist or can actually distort and alter his very facial features at will by manipulating his facial muscles. He can also survive for hours without air and was also ambidexterous. He is regarded as highly experienced in various disciplines of hand to hand combat as well.
His greatest power is his ability to “cloud men’s minds”. He can hypnotize people instantly so that he can move as an invisible shadow. He can also hypnotize people so they forget things or to command them to perform certain acts (he once forced a criminal to write a detailed account of his past crimes).He is an expert in many different languages and is also a master ventriloquist (he can project or “throw” his voice).
He is also a master of disguise and has been known to impersonate others, even fooling their friends and family members. The Shadow is apparently an expert aircraft pilot and skilled in infiltration and information gathering techniques due to his experience as an intelligence agent.
He wields a pair of .45 pistols and employs a fleet of automobiles and aircraft in his various operations.

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!"
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"I got a twelve-pack of that gorilla. That shit you can only find walking along the hashish transport paths in Azerbaijan. I'm smoking on Bhutanese shadow garden grown dark evil pack. They watered this with the blood of 36 dragons. Shit's so purple it should be asking me "Where's Ronald?" Nigga, this shit will turn your pacemaker off. Nuclear levels of sour. Lung slaughtering, necromancer kush. Shit got diamonds on it so you know the THC to CBD ratio is fuckin' swag nigga. A whiff of this shit? Yeah this that nefarious evil sorcerer moon grass. This shit straight out of Caelid. This shit is what shot Tupac. R.I.P. my nigga for real dog. Peace."
Is part of a press conference. The conference was held on February 8th where President Joe Biden said this regarding cannabis legalisation at a federal level
Person 1: What are you smoking on tonight mr president?
Person 2: I got a twelve-pack of that gorilla. That shit you can only find walking along the hashish transport paths in Azerbaijan. I'm smoking on Bhutanese shadow garden grown dark evil pack. They watered this with the blood of 36 dragons. Shit's so purple it should be asking me "Where's Ronald?" Nigga, this shit will turn your pacemaker off. Nuclear levels of sour. Lung slaughtering, necromancer kush. Shit got diamonds on it so you know the THC to CBD ratio is fuckin' swag nigga. A whiff of this shit? Yeah this that nefarious evil sorcerer moon grass. This shit straight out of Caelid. This shit is what shot Tupac. R.I.P. my nigga for real dog. Peace.
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Shadow Titties

Shadow titties are in reference to a female who is strongly equipped in the chest region but hides them well under clothes etc..
" yo i dunno man, it looks like she's pretty flat but she may have some Shadow titties"
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Shadow Type

A ‘shadow type’ is your secondary (often unacknowledged) romantic ‘type’. It isn’t the exact opposite of your usual type, just different and maybe more unexpected or embarrassing. Most people don’t even know they have a shadow type until they start noticing a pattern they didn’t expect in the people they crush on/date.
“My type is usually wholesome, bubbly and athletic but my shadow type is definitely mean goths”

“I’m kind of surprised to hear about you and Dorian, I didn’t realise you were into sickly artsy boys”
“Honestly neither did I, but he’s like the third guy I’ve had a thing with this year who looks and sounds like a Victorian ghost. I think that’s my shadow type”
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Shadow monkey

A shadow monkey is someone who watches your every move, copies everything you do, but stays in the the shadows. They don’t talk to you, simply and try to be you.
Tallula: “Ugh did you see what Eloise posted, she is so copying my outfit!”

Sam: “Omg eww what a shadow monkey. She doesn’t even make an effort to talk to us.”
by Little miss Bob Davey March 11, 2024
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Shadow of Whales

They are an amazing band. They are one of the most sweetest and most kindest guys in the world. They are so caring and they love and care for every one of their fans. They have the best smiles in the world, and they are always so nice to everyone.
I love Shadow of whales. They are so amazing.
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