Interazione sociale e relazioni - Confrontation & Shade

Here you will find slang about confrontation and throwing shade, reflecting subtle insults, direct conflicts, and passive-aggressive behavior in casual settings

Revisione

Flashcard

Ortografia

Quiz

Inizia a imparare

to roast [Verbo]

prendere in giro

Ex: His friends roasted him relentlessly about his new haircut .

I suoi amici lo hanno preso in giro senza sosta per il suo nuovo taglio di capelli.

to call out [Verbo]

denunciare

Ex: The teacher had to call out the student 's inappropriate behavior in front of the class .

L'insegnante ha dovuto chiamare fuori il comportamento inappropriato dello studente di fronte alla classe.

to throw shade [Frase]

to subtly insult, criticize, or express contempt for someone, often in a clever or indirect way

Ex: She threw shade at him for showing up late.

to drag [Verbo]

distruggere

Ex: She dragged him for showing up late .

Lei lo ha trascinato per essersi presentato in ritardo.

beef [sostantivo]

astio

Ex: He has beef with his coworker over the project .

Lui ha un beef con il suo collega per il progetto.

clapback [sostantivo]

replica tagliente

Ex: His clapback to the rude comment was hilarious.

La sua risposta tagliente al commento maleducato era esilarante.

to read [Verbo]

distruggere

Ex: Do n't try to lie ; she 'll read you in a second .

Non provare a mentire; lei ti leggerà in un secondo.

to cancel [Verbo]

cancellare

Ex: After the scandal , people started trying to cancel him .

Dopo lo scandalo, la gente ha iniziato a cercare di cancellarlo.

to smoke [Verbo]

annientare

Ex: He smoked his opponent in the chess match .

Ha fumato il suo avversario nella partita di scacchi.

receipts [sostantivo]

prove

Ex: She showed the receipts when denying the rumors .

Lei ha mostrato le prove negando le voci.

to put {sb} on blast [Frase]

to publicly shame, embarrass, or expose someone, often on social media

Ex: She put him on blast for lying to the group.

to subtweet [Verbo]

subtweettare

Ex: She subtweeted him after the argument.

Lei lo ha subtweettato dopo la discussione.

to squawk [Verbo]

protestare rumorosamente

Ex: He started to squawk when he disagreed with the decision .

Ha iniziato a protestare quando non era d'accordo con la decisione.

to [spill] the tea [Frase]

to tell others about what has happened to someone, especially about things that are private or controversial, in the person's absence

Ex: Sarah is known for spilling the tea about her friends ' love lives , sharing all the juicy details and scandals .

to sip tea [Frase]

to observe drama or gossip without getting involved

Ex: I'm just going to sip tea and watch the drama unfold.

tea [sostantivo]

pettegolezzo

Ex: Did you hear the tea about last night 's party ?

Hai sentito il tè sulla festa di ieri sera?

hop off [interiezione]

Sparisci!

Ex: Hop off! I'm trying to focus.

Sparisci! Sto cercando di concentrarmi.

Interazione sociale e relazioni
Attraction & Flirting	Romantic Stages & Status	Sexual Interactions	Rejections & Breakups
Greetings & Social Expressions	Honesty & Disclosure	Affection Words	Props & Respect
Petty & Annoying Behavior	Anger & Rage	Confrontation & Shade