throw shade
Originating from 1980s New York City's ballroom and vogue culture, "throw shade" means to subtly or indirectly insult someone.
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Definition
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(informal, slang)To subtly or indirectly insult someone.
Example
- She threw shade at her ex by complimenting his new girlfriend's 'brave fashion choices.'
- During the meeting, he threw shade at his colleague's proposal without directly criticizing it.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "throw shade":
cast a shadowkeep shadyshadow workthrow dirt ontalk shittalk trashthrow dirtthrow shapesthrow something in someone's facethrow under the buslive in the shadow of