throw shade
v. phr.— «Don’t…suggest that all that being “out” is simply about whether or not one is masculine, discreet or attending the balls, hitting the clubs, writing checks, throwing shade, stabbing our supposed friends in the back or sleeping around.» —“Noah’s Arc Butches Up” by Kenneth Winfrey Keithboykin.com Nov. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In The Timbuktu Review, travel writer Wayne Curtis offers excellent advice about how to resist cliches when writing about visiting a new place. This is part of a complete episode.
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