MC Lyte

throw shade

phrase

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to glower;

to show contempt

Collocates hater², I'mma², bitch, blaze, finna, tryna

Synonyms ice grill, mean-mug

1996-08-27 MC Lyte "Keep On Keepin' On" [Bad As I Wanna B]
Get vexed, and I'm bound to throw shade
1997 Lil' Kim "Crush On You" feat. Lil' Cease, The Notorious B.I.G. [Not Tonight]
I'ma throw shade, if I can't get paid
1999-03-09 Harlem World "Family Crisis" feat. Ma$e [The Movement]
You blaze, you throw shade, now she hate yo' ways

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