# "Throw shade" means the exact opposite of what I think it should.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-shade-means-the-exact-opposite-of-what-i-think-it-should/824585>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-shade-means-the-exact-opposite-of-what-i-think-it-should/824585 "2018-11-15T20:29:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-shade-means-the-exact-opposite-of-what-i-think-it-should/824585/21 "2018-11-17T19:21:17Z")

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> [@Staggerlee](#):
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> I would have assumed it was a modern slang version of ‘taking umbrage’ with someone. Etymologically related to ‘umbrella’ too, making it appropriate for Rihanna in that above link.

I was just rereading _Mansfield Park_ and noticed the phrase “throwing a shade” used in almost the modern parlance. This librarian noticed the same: [Has Anyone Acknowledged That "Throwing Shade" Is...](http://librarianofrnd.tumblr.com/post/119857030103/has-anyone-acknowledged-that-throwing-shade-is)

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-shade-means-the-exact-opposite-of-what-i-think-it-should/824585/22 "2018-11-19T14:22:04Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> Or “do me a gas”.

Unless your friend is Jumping Jack Flash.

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