Meaning & use
run a fade
Slang for getting into a physical fight, often issued as a challenge or dare.
See it in a sentence
He warned that anyone who touched his car would have to run a fade with him.
Online, the two rivals kept threatening to run a fade over the insult.
A note on using this word
This is informal slang, common in spoken and online contexts, and is not used in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
fight it out
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