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the slow exit that thinks it's smoother than goodbye.
means To gradually lose color, brightness, sound, or strength until something dims toward nothing.
from From Old French 'fader,' to wither or grow weak, built on 'fade' meaning dull or insipid — itself likely from Latin 'fatuus' (foolish, tasteless), a cousin of the word that gives us 'fatuous.' The thread runs from flat flavor to faint light: something drained of its savor, then drained of its substance, until it slips quietly out the edges of perception.
- barber math
- a fade is a gradient cut into your skull
- film origin
- fade to black ends scenes since cinema's silent era
- audio trick
- fade-outs let songs end without committing to one
- sun damage
- UV light fades color by breaking dye molecules
- slang
- to catch a fade means a fight
the fade haircut — military and hip-hop style where hair gradually shortens from top to sides, popularized in 1980s-90s urban culture
fade out film technique — cinematic effect where image gradually disappears to black, used in thousands of films since early cinema
fade away jump shot — michael jordan's signature basketball move where player shoots while moving backward away from defender