throw shade

throw shade
 v. phr.β€” Β«The cops say I’ve been ID’d as a tall white male with a receding hairline. “Hang on,” I say. “You’re throwing shade?” My vanity’s been struck. Where’s the justice? Where’s the love?Β» β€”β€œHome Invasion” by A.D. Amorosi Philadelphia City Paper (Pa.) Aug. 9, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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