'shwhack
a hard-to-get-through thick mass branches that requires a lot of striking and hitting to be able to pass. I first heard this word at the beginning of this past summer when I went to Alaska More…
Shade
(widening, metonymy) to subtly insult and disrespect someone or something typically through shame or the highlighting of a shortcoming; to be shady. Typically used among members of the gay More…
shade
a derogatory comment or comments. =This word is typically used in the idiomatic phrase “throwing shade” or “spitting shade.” Shade is used metaphorically from its original meaning of More…
Shade (2)
(Noun) A passive aggressive manner of dissing someone. Some describe it as: “saying a shady comment to someone.” =Shady typically describes a person that is suspect, sly, sneaky, and More…
Shade(3)
(metaphor) actions or words that outwardly denounce or disrespect another individual =Commonly used in the context “to throw shade” the act of casting shade on another Etymology : a More…
Shade10
(noun) Shade has taken on a new meaning - without novel word formation - of ‘criticism’ or ‘subtle insult.’ =It is most often used in phrases such as “throw shade,” in which a speaker is More…
shades
metaphorical, slang term for sunglasses because they provide shade for one’s eyes by the utilization of dark lens Shades has been in the English language for awhile, though few people More…
shadied
confused The person could not grasp what was just learned so it was shaded from her knowledge. =After social statistics class a student said, I was shadied out by class. Etymology : a More…
Shady
To have a dark appearance or character; to have evil tendencies The term shady is used to describe a person or place which has a questionable character or appearance. Possible reason used: More…
Shafted
When a person is subjected to cruel and unfair treatment. =Used as a way of expressing dislike for how a person feels unfairly victimized. One feels shafted if they unfairly miss out on More…
SHAKE
A disorder of impaired cognition, diminished attention, reduced awareness or an altered consciousness level, combined with disability in walking. =“Coined SHAKE, the condition, which More…
Shakespearist
an element that seems typically Shakespearian Interpretation of intended meaning some aspect fo literature that seems like something Shakespeare would do or has done Presumed reason for More…
shambly
(derivation) Appearing or seeming disorganized, messy, crude, or undignified. Similar in definition and usage to the idiomatic phrase "in shambles." Also characterized by a More…
Shambly
(new usage) 1.(Of a person) looking disarrayed, messed up, intoxicated with alcohol 2.(Of a person) in a stressful period of time The –ly suffix after a clipped form of the noun shambles More…
Shambolic
In a state of disarray, total mess. Chiefly a British word; I’ve never heard it used in the U.S. It’s just another way of calling something a mess. Formed by blending and More…
Shamu
A unit of time, equal to the lifespan of “Shamu”, the well-known killer whale at Seaworld. Shamu is a unit of time, equal to the lifespan of “Shamu”, the killer More…
Shanghaied
(reanalysis) Be forced or abducted into doing something against someone’s will. It was used previously as sailors being abducted and forced into slavery. =“You didn’t got shanghaied, you More…
shank
to pull someone’s pants down It was coined as a term to quickly describe pulling someone’s pants down. =That guy just shanked me because he thought my pants were already to More…