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Definition of throw shade

throw shade

verb

  • to give attitude
    Don't be throwing me shade.

    Last edited on Aug 23 1997. Submitted by xymoxx from New York, NY, USA on Aug 23 1997.

  • to criticize.

    Last edited on May 18 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 18 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'shade':

Definitions include: to beat severely.
Definitions include: sunglasses.
Definitions include: a person who claims they can fix your car, but has no real training or the right tools.
Definitions include: to give off excessive negativity and disrespect.

Other terms relating to 'throw':

Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money.
Definitions include: to help a person in a small way.
Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected.
Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction.
Definitions include: to throw a tantrum.
Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina.
Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
Definitions include: to urinate.
Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
Definitions include: to fight.
Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".

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