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shadefest

shadefest noun: an event or situation involving subtle insults between people.

Noun

shadefest (plural shadefests)

  1. (slang) An event or situation involving subtle insults between people.
    • Throughout the shadefest, most contestants delivered an array of hilarious and cheeky reads, leaving the judges’ panel and live studio audience in stitches.2024 August 11, Jordan Robledo, “Drag Race: Here’s why Miss Fiercalicious is “furious” over latest Canada vs the World episode”, in Gay Times

Forms of shadefest

pluralshadefests

Origin of shadefest

From shade (“subtle insults”) + -fest.

Questions about shadefest

What does shadefest mean?
Shadefest means an event or situation involving subtle insults between people.
What part of speech is shadefest?
Shadefest is a noun.
What is the plural of shadefest?
The plural of shadefest is shadefests.

Words near shadefest in the dictionary

  1. shaded poles
  2. shaded up
  3. shaded-pole motor
  4. shaded-pole motors
  5. shadee
  6. shadefest
  7. shadeflies
  8. shadefly
  9. shadeful
  10. shadehouse
  11. shadehouses

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