Throw shade

Not to be confused with Throwing 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".[1] Merriam-Webster defines it as "subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not".[2]

  1. ^ Holmes, Anna (14 May 2015). "The Underground Art of the Insult". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ "What Does 'Throw Shade' Mean?". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-06-02.