<P> If Wiktionary has a definition already, change this tag to ((TWCleanup2)) or else consider a soft redirect to Wiktionary by replacing the text on this page with ((Wi)). If Wiktionary does not have the definition yet, consider moving the whole article to Wiktionary by replacing this tag with the template ((Copy to Wiktionary)). </P> <P> This template will no longer automatically categorize articles as candidates to move to Wiktionary . </P> <P> The expressions "throw shade, "throwing shade", or simply "shade", are slang terms used as insults . Merriam - Webster defines "shade" as "subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone--sometimes verbal, and sometimes not". OxfordDictionaries.com defines "throw shade" as a phrase used to "publicly criticize or express contempt for someone". </P> <P> The first known use of "shade" is in the documentary film Paris Is Burning (1990), which is about the mid-1980s drag scene in Manhattan . </P>

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