shadefest

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noun

An event or situation involving subtle insults between people.

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Meanings

nounshadefest (plural shadefests)

plural shadefests

  1. slangAn 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

Origin

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

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APA

shadefest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadefest

MLA

“shadefest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadefest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadefest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadefest.

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