What does it mean to "fade" someone?

What does it mean to fade someone? To fade someone can have different slang meanings. In social context, to fade someone often means to gradually ignore, avoid, or distance yourself, similar to ghosting but slower, reducing contact, replies, and interaction until relationship fades away, also called slow fade. For example, he faded her after dating means he stopped responding much. In fighting slang, especially US street slang, to fade someone or catch a fade means to fight someone, to engage in physical altercation, as in he wants to fade him means wants to fight. In some contexts, to fade someone can mean to make someone disappear or dismiss. In haircut context, to fade someone means to give them a fade haircut, tapering sides. In music, to fade someone could mean to fade out their audio. So meaning depends on context, whether social distancing, fighting, or barbering. Most common in dating slang is slow fade meaning gradually withdrawing attention rather than direct breakup, which can be confusing. If someone is fading you, communication decreases, plans become vague, responses slow.