Throwing Shade
Disrespecting
Example
How does he have any friends? All I ever see him doing is throwing shade on everybody
Related Slang
Shade | Disrespect |
AJ | Absolute jerk |
Dbag | Douchebag |
Dis | Disrespect |
WAJ | What a jerk |
Dip | Idiot |
Doucheling | Partial douchebag |
Diva | A self-important, demanding person |
RHOA | The Real Housewives of Atlanta |
Put on blast | To call out |
Throwing shade is when a person publicly disrespects another person. It is also known as "talking trash" about someone.
Shade is the product of a beef between two or more people. The person throwing shade often looks worse than the person being criticized because of the primary intent to embarrass in a petty way. The term may also appear as "throw shade" or just "shade."