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Throw shade

To say a rude or slick comment towards another person with little or no one else catching the insult except who it was directed towards.
Girl 1: hey girl how you've been

Girl 2: I've been working a lot , just been making my money.

Girl 1: aww that's cool, I'd be working that hard too if I worked at McDonald's to pay my rent.

Girl 2 : why you gotta throw shade doe

Girl 1 : whattt?! I'm just saying!
Throw shade by Ireadallday July 24, 2017
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throw shade

to talk trash about a friend or aquaintance, to publicly denounce or disrespect. When throwing shade it's immediately obvious to on-lookers that the thrower, and not the throwee, is the bitcy, uncool one
"How does Kimmy keep any friends? Last night at the party all she did was throw shade at people."
throw shade by mary's sister April 21, 2006

Throw shade

To hate on someone for acting a fool.
That bitch was TRIPPING last night . . . THROW SHADE
Throw shade by C Burnett May 7, 2007

throw shade on you 

As a tree throws shade on the grass under it inhibiting its growth, throwing shade on someone is being negative to their idea or attitude.
I don't mean to throw shade on you but you do have other choices to consider.
throw shade on you by Pet Popski August 21, 2017

Throw Shade Thursday 

Throwing shade at someone on Thursday or talking sh*t about someone on a Thursday
Throw shade Thursday is typically know as “Thots throw shade Thursday” this basically means that mostly thots like to throw shade.
Throw Shade Thursday by MJ103 May 16, 2019

Throw shade day 

Throw shade day is on may 16th. On throw shade day you post hella shade on your story
"Some mfs is hella ugly, yes this is about you" stuff like this should be posted on throw shade day
Throw shade day by Chey2lit May 16, 2022

throw'in shade 

To be shady or to throw shade means to be insulting, rude, or spreading rumors. Commonly used in drag culture.
That girl is throw'in shade, she's one shady drag queen".
throw'in shade by Hollister Marie February 24, 2015
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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