throw shade

throw shade
 v. phr.β€” Β«You might be better off asking for phone numbers than throwing shade. It’ll ultimately be more productive than lying about yourself on Match.com.Β» β€”β€œpragmatic idealism” by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez Loudpoet.com June 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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