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Throwing shade

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Beledig (Insulting subtly)

"Stop throwing shade (Stop insulting subtly)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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Throwing shade 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Insulting indirectly

"Why you throwing shade?"

Insulting indirectly

"Why you throwing shade?"

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South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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Throwing shade 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Insulting indirectly
Throwing shade

Insulting indirectly

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