 Tue Apr 25, 2006 13:52 pm The (real?) shady |
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Perhaps he meant vulgar, but I'm not sure, because chic always means elegant and never implies vulgar, as far as I know (which isn't very far, as you say -- I liked that!). I think we can take our pick from among all these thesaurus synonyms  :
Shady (disreputable)
Synonyms: crooked, disgraceful, dishonest, dishonorable, dubious, fishy, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, notorious, questionable, scandalous, shabby, shameful, shifty, shoddy, slippery, suspect, suspicious, underhanded, unethical, unrespectable, unscrupulous, untrustworthy
Blue (vulgar)
Synonyms: bawdy, dirty, indecent, lewd, naughty, obscene, off-color, risqu?, salty, shady, smutty, spicy, suggestive, wicked |
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| Tue Apr 25, 2006 16:50 pm Meaning of Shady |
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Hi Spencer,
Conchita's got a bunch of good synonyms for 'shady' listed.
It seems that Lenny Kravitz was looking for a word that is more or less opposite in meaning to 'chic' and 'elegant'. And 'shady' was a good choice because it also rhymes with 'lady'. 
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| Wed Apr 26, 2006 22:21 pm Meaning of Shady |
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Thanks, but if chic means opposite to shady, I wouldn't say "she's chic, BUT she's not shady"
OK, I don't want to be picky, Lenny says whatever he wants, he's good anyway.
Thanks for the answers
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