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Title: Shade has been officially added to Merriam Webster
Post by: Sharon. on February 07, 2017, 04:24:45 PM

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/shade

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Title: Re: Shade has been officially added to Merriam Webster
Post by: Vonc2002 on February 07, 2017, 04:29:13 PM

Are they crediting Rupaul's drag race for making it mainstream?

QuoteThe expression gained slow momentum until 2010, when during an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race

I feel like this is false

Title: Re: Shade has been officially added to Merriam Webster
Post by: Kaeli. on February 07, 2017, 04:30:49 PM

I never heard it used that way until I saw RPDR

Title: Re: Shade has been officially added to Merriam Webster
Post by: Lane Bryant Jumpsuit on February 07, 2017, 04:30:53 PM

Shade has kinda always been in there right

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