Where Did #ByeFelicia Come From? Your Favorite Phrases Decoded

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Shade

Shade is a phrase from way back in the 80s that we get from our friends and family in the gay community.

What does shade mean? Dorian Corey put it best in Paris Is Burning:

“Shade is, ‘I don’t tell you you’re ugly, but I don’t have to tell you because you know you’re ugly.’ And that’s shade.”

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