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fade
verb- to leave, to disappear US, 1899
- [I]t’s pretty obvious that this geezer and her were planning to fade together. — Alan Hunter, Gently Down the Stream, 1957
- Thumper emerged from the driver’s side, and the clockers faded fast. — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 520, 1992
- Don’t fade on me now, Bear. — Get Shorty, 1995
- I’m about to fade out, leave Maria to do her business[.] — John Williams, Cardiff Dead, p. 169, 2000
- to idle; to waste time US
- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 113, 1968
- to match the bet of another gambler; to bet against another gambler’s success US, 1890
- You faded what the other man wanted to shoot–and what he often chose to shoot was the exact amount of your winnings. — Jim Thompson, Bad Boy, p. 368, 1953
- Nobody wanted to fade the square, but the man to the right was supposed to, if he wanted to stay in the game. — Herbert Simmons, Corner Boy, p. 19, 1957
- to buy part of something US
- “That looks like a good pie, can I fade on that?” — Rick Ayers (Editor), Berkeley High Slang Dictionary, p. 20, 2004
- to deal with, to handle US
- — Bruce Jackson, Outside the Law, p. 56, 1972: “Glossary”
▶ fade a beef
to cause a complaint or criminal charge to be removed US- He was afraid he’d be traded in to fade a meet one of them might have with the LAPD, who were notorious. — Emmett Grogan, Final Score, p. 23, 1976
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