The expressions "throw shade", "throwing shade", or simply "shade", are slang terms for a certain type of insult, often nonverbal. Journalist Anna Holmes called shade "the art of the sidelong insult". What does shade mean in slang? Shade is asubtle, sneering expression of contempt for o...
Leaving sex in the bedroom when appropriate doesn’t mean being less (or more) sexual, nor does it mean sneering at those who do make it more a part of their public persona. What it might do is help us see it for what it is, instead of what it’s not. Posted byAutumn Whitefield-...
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What’s the difference betweenfacetiousandsarcastic? Neither facetious nor sarcastic comments are meant literally, but the aim of facetiousness is humor. Sarcasm involves cutting or sneering remarks that have mocking or contemptuous undertones. In short, sarcasm is mean, but facetiousness is only anno...
Or does the complexity merely come from the fact we have all the communication skills of a squirrel? My mates are intelligent, funny, and self-deprecating, but that doesn’t mean we don’t load up on resentment, bitterness, jealousy and frustration. Without a doubt, they have made my ...
though biting my tongue on the gloom-and-doom predictions made about us does bother me quite a bit. So long as there have been independently minded youth, there have been an older vanguard of adults sneering at the perceived ruin brought about by change to the establishment. The lyrics may...
What does it mean when a person is cynical? cynical implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity. cynical about politicians' motives misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society. a solitary and misanthropic artist pessimistic implies having a ...
What does this mean? What is “negative reality”? If I lack food, how is this not an example of a “very existent reality”? If I am cruel and bereft of compassion, ask the victims of my cruelty whether my cruelty was an “existent reality”! Obviously, it is. Common sense will ...
I also get that there’s a mindset that complains about douchebags, all the while secretly wishing to BE one rather than sneering from the sidelines. That phenomenon is not to be underestimated. We’ve all seen employees get promoted and become the previously despised a-hole boss overnight....
You went through their towns, sneering and stealing whatever was left. 14In their time of torment, you ambushed refugees and handed them over to their attackers. The Lord Will Judge the Nations 15The day is coming when I, the Lord, will judge the nations. And, Edom, you will pay in ...