I love music and always have from a very young age. I love all kinds but particularly rap and rock and am interested in seeing what others on here like.
Shady and Shifty both imply that a person is dishonest and often clever or crafty about it: but do you think that both shady and shifty are equally negative implications or is one more negative than...
I know Shifty goes a little further than Shady meaning it’s not just that you can’t figure them out but suspect they’re dishonest and up to no good, but rather they are constantly shifting their...
So I know that if someone is shady, it means that it is difficult to figure out much about their intentions or human character, but you suspect they are dishonest, a criminal or up to no good, so like...
I get called and call myself skinny all the time and it never bothers me. But many websites say skinny is more negative than slim for example. If true, then why is skinny negative and slim positive?...
I mean like how Germany is traditionally known for Beer, France is traditionally known for wine, Ireland is traditionally known for whiskey and beer, and the Caribbean is traditionally known for rum,...
So thanks for clarifying how a shady person is what it implies - standing in the shade - so it isn't easy to ascertain their motives or character. A shifty person continually is shifting their ground...
So I got that shifty" is more a criticism of a specific person or his/her appearance and means personally untrustworthy. Shady refers more to actions or character generally and implies you can't tell...
These words both describe someone or something like dishonest, but are they exactly the same or is there a minor difference in the meaning behind shady vs the meaning behind shifty?