(basketball) A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket, with the goal to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.
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An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
In his final years he [John Ogdon] gave an interview to an American journalist who noticed that "his handshake is a boneless fadeaway["].
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(slang) The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
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