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‘Hunty’, ‘reading’ and other drag terms you NEED to know.

Hey kitty girl, new to the drag scene? Some of the lingo used in Ru Paul’s Drag Race and across the globe by queens can be a little confusing at times.

Many of these words already exist in some form in the dictionary but have been zhuzhed up. Others are a kind of fabulous slang, created within the drag community.

The uber exciting news that there will be a season 2 of UK Drag Race premiering in January 2021 has got us all gagging. We can’t wait for what will surely be a sickening show, (and God knows we need a little pick me up after this past year!).

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How to self-isolate whilst channelling your inner drag queen

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Amidst all the chaos and impending doom that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought us over the past few weeks, here at Shady Gifts we thought everyone could do with a bit of a pick-me-up distraction in the form of a blog post. Instead of panic buying loo roll, building yourself a loo roll princess castle, and then sitting in the princess castle paralysed with fear.., why not channel your inner drag queen and self-isolate in style. We’ve put together our top five tips on how to do this.

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Valentine’s Day gifts that won’t make you puke

Here at Shady Gifts, we are huge fans of gifting (duh) but with a twist (you won’t find any of that saccharine Hallmark crap here). If you’re stuck on gift ideas for this year’s Valentine’s day then don’t worry, we’ve got your back with some wonderfully sarcastic and inappropriate gifts. I mean let’s be honest, as much as we love our partners, we don’t love everything about them. Who likes their snoring, their mess and someone who hogs the TV to watch sports instead of back to back RuPaul? Keeping things real is what we’re about! So here are 4 snarky-yet-awesome gift ideas to get for your better worse half that aren’t just your standard teddy bears and chocolates.
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