An adjective meaning 'crap', 'shite', and 'general bullshit'.
Also a way of sympathising with someone.
-Joe: "Steve went home with that absolute munter from Hive and found out she was a man..."

David: "Shan times"

-After spending seven hours in the Library writing her essay, Alice arrived home only to realise she had left her usb key in the taxi. Shan times abounded.
by EdUni February 22, 2011
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A person with good heart and kind, very nice and funny. The smile is his strong point and he is genetically tall and muscular. The perfect and understanding boyfriend, once you meet him your life will never be the same
Without shan it's fine but with him it's better
by King FB November 24, 2021
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Used in Northern England, meaning unfair, inappropriate, not right.
Sometimes also used as a term of embarrassment.
Watching someone get picked on and feeling bad, "That's so shan!"

Falling over and having the piss taken out of you, "What a shan that was!" - "I'm really shanning now!"
by StayNorth February 17, 2011
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A blonde woman whose combination of beauty, brains and personality captivates everyone who sees her. She can literally unknowingly cause people to practically worship her.
I can't stop thinking about this girl I met the other day. She is SUCH a Shan!
by FilmGuy20000 May 12, 2011
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Peka pogi king santiago since birth oo
Keng sobrang pogi na ding babayi king santiago gu crush de oo
Basta shan mabait yan matulungin oo.
by Pogi ako May 14, 2022
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a person who talks to much shit when really they have no balls
guy 1: wanna fight punk
guy 2:(fist up)
guy 1: never mind
guy 2: you're such a shan
by Me 123456 January 7, 2012
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Carlisle (UK) slang for an embarrassing or Ladgeful situation.
I walked dog shit all through my lasse's mam and dad's hallway the first time I went round, it was proper shanful.
by TheWoodsman December 21, 2010
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