[Ads-l] Antedating of "Throw Shade"

[Shapiro, Fred]

throw shade (OED 1993)

1992 Monitor-El Turista (McAllen, Tex.) 10 Nov. 7/1 (Newspapers.com)

Here's a crash course in teenage lingo, gleaned from high school students in McAllen, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo and Edinburg: ... throwing shade. ... Gestures indicating disrespect or disdain.

Fred Shapiro






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