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  2. Throw shade - Wikipedia

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    Shade is a developed form of reading: "Shade is, I don't tell you you're ugly. But I don't have to tell you, because you know you're ugly. And that's shade." Willi Ninja, who also appeared in Paris Is Burning, described "shade" in 1994 as a "nonverbal response to verbal or nonverbal abuse. Shade is about using certain mannerisms in battle.

  3. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    Shade "Shade" is a subtler form of showing contempt, which can sometimes be expressed verbally or in other ways. The term was first used in a documentary of the 1980s drag scene in Manhattan ...

  4. Shadow person - Wikipedia

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    A shadow person (also known as a shadow figure or black mass) is the perception of shadow as a living species, humanoid figure, sometimes interpreted as the presence of a spirit or other entity by believers in the paranormal or supernatural. [1]

  5. Urban Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).

  6. Buff (colour) - Wikipedia

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    buff[ 1] russet. Buff ( Latin: bubalinus) [ 2][ 3] is a light brownish yellow, ochreous colour, typical of buff leather. [ 4][ 5] Buff is a mixture of yellow ochre and white: [ 6] two parts of white lead and one part of yellow ochre produces a good buff, or white lead may be tinted with French ochre alone. [ 7]

  7. Color scheme - Wikipedia

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    Color scheme. In color theory, a color scheme is a combination of 2 or more colors used in aesthetic or practical design. Aesthetic color schemes are used to create style and appeal. Colors that create a harmonious feeling when viewed together are often used together in aesthetic color schemes. Practical color schemes are used to inhibit or ...

  8. Mashrabiya - Wikipedia

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    A mashrabiya or mashrabiyya ( Arabic: مشربية) is an architectural element which is characteristic of traditional architecture in the Islamic world and beyond. [1] [2] It is a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with carved wood latticework located on the upper floors of a building, sometimes enhanced with stained glass.

  9. Walkability - Wikipedia

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    In urban planning, walkability is the accessibility of amenities by foot. [ 1] It is based on the idea that urban spaces should be more than just transport corridors designed for maximum vehicle throughput. Instead, it should be relatively complete livable spaces that serve a variety of uses, users, and transportation modes and reduce the need ...