<P> The expressions `` throw shade , `` throwing shade '' , or simply `` shade '' , are slang terms used as insults . Merriam - Webster defines `` shade '' as `` subtle , sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone -- sometimes verbal , and sometimes not '' . OxfordDictionaries.com defines `` throw shade '' as a phrase used to `` publicly criticize or express contempt for someone '' . </P>
<P> The expressions `` throw shade , `` throwing shade '' , or simply `` shade '' , are slang terms used as insults . Merriam - Webster defines `` shade '' as `` subtle , sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone -- sometimes verbal , and sometimes not '' . OxfordDictionaries.com defines `` throw shade '' as a phrase used to `` publicly criticize or express contempt for someone '' . </P>
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`` throw shade '' as a phrase used to `` publicly criticize or express contempt for someone '' .
`` throw shade '' as a phrase used to `` publicly criticize or express contempt for someone '' .