shad cab

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened form of Shadow Cabinet.

Noun

shad cab (countable and uncountable, plural shad cabs)

  1. (uncountable) Shadow Cabinet.
    • 2006 August 12, Tamzin Lightwater, “Diary of a Notting Hill Nobody - 11 August 2006”, in The Spectator‎[1], archived from the original on 16 January 2026:
      Dave is in totally secret location in Corfu. Only Jed and an agency snapper know the details. This is part of brilliant ‘deflection’ strategy. If anything goes wrong, e.g., shad. cab. split on Middle East erupts, we roll out pics of Dave in O’Neill surf shorts
    • 2011 October 7, Jim Pickard, “Miliband reshuffle a strange mix of boldness and caution”, in Financial Times‎[2], archived from the original on 17 September 2019:
      Could this in any way be to compensate for the loss of John Healey, who was not only one of the most popular shad-cab members but also a key ally of Ed Balls?
    • 2015 April, Rachel Johnson, “Two Eds are better than one”, in Gentlemen's Quarterly‎[3], page 48:
      I asked Mary what it was like in the ShadCab. Does Ed listen, and learn, as everyone says he doesn't?
    • 2024 November 29, @JamesCleverly, Twitter‎[4], archived from the original on 16 January 2026:
      If the conviction was unacceptable to him why did he appoint Haigh to ShadCab after she told him about it?
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