noun; describes the type of money that is in multiple places, in unmarked bills, in countries like Switzerland, that have policies against allowing anyone (even those with a court order) to access anyone else's account in that countries banks'.
Don Leone used his slushmoney in Switzerland to fund the arming of militant groups in Iraq so his stock in Saudia Arabian oil would go up.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.