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Throw shade

The expressions "throw shade", "throwing shade", or simply "shade", are slang terms for a certain type of insult, often nonverbal. Journalist Anna Holmes called shade "the art of the sidelong insult". Merriam-Webster defines it as "subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not".

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Throw shade

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples49
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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related to Later use · 27
Throw shade → And, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton's, Bitch, Bush, But, Clinton, Dorian Corey, Dynasty, George Bush, I'd, If, In, It's, Jennie Livingston's, Joan Collins, Linda Evans, Manhattan, New York Times, Or
related to External links · 22
Throw shade → April, August, Darnell, Hot Mess, Katy Steinmetz, March, Mathew, Merriam-Webster Threw Shade, Mic, Moore, Oxford Dictionary Additions, People Who Don't Know, Reflecting Light, Retrieved, Rodriguez, Shade Culture, Side Boob, The Huffington Post, Throwing Shade, Time

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shade throw throwing slang expression someone insult merriam-webster new york drag don't you're look like people terms certain nonverbal anna

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Throw shaderelated to External linksMoore0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksDarnell0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksMarch0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksTongues Untied0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksShade Culture0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksThrowing Shade0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksReflecting Light0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksThe Huffington Post0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksRodriguez0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksMathew0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksApril0.60section
Throw shaderelated to External linksMerriam-Webster Threw Shade0.60section

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