A species of North America mamal which originated in Canada but has found its way into the United States, particularly in Northern California. It has a slender body, is aproximatly five feet tall with pronged horns growing out of its emo hairdo. Its cry varries from, "girl i love you" to a high pitched squeel or cackle. It will often try to attach itself to HipHop, feeding off the popularity of that musical genre. There is currently an open season on the Bieberfaggot in Northern California.
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.