Throwing Shade
Disrespecting
Example
How does he have any friends? All I ever see him doing is throwing shade on everybody
Real Housewives are experts at throwing shade
Related Slang
| Shade | Disrespect |
| Talking trash | Saying disrespectful things |
| Talking smack | Saying disrespectful things |
| AJ | Absolute jerk |
| Dbag | Douchebag |
| Dis | Disrespect |
| Burn | Diss |
| WAJ | What a jerk |
| Dip | Idiot |
| Doucheling | Partial douchebag |
| RHOA | The Real Housewives of Atlanta |
| Put on blast | To call out |
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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."