shäft, n anything long and straight; a stem; an arrow; a missile (esp fig); the main, upright, straight, or cylindrical part of anything; the part of a cross below the arms; the part of a column between the base and the capital; the rachis of a feather; the thill of a carriage on either side of the horse; a straight handle; a pole; a ray or beam of light; a rotating rod that transmits motion; a well-like excavation or passage; the penis (coarse slang); a woman’s body (purely as sexual object) (US coarse slang). — vt to have sexual intercourse with (a woman) (coarse slang); to dupe, swindle, treat unfairly (slang). — adj shaft’ed. — n shaft’er or shaft’-horse a horse harnessed between shafts. — n shaft’ing the action of the verb in either sense; a system of shafts. — adj shaft’less. — make a shaft or a bolt of it to venture and take what comes of it, the shaft and the bolt being the arrows of the longbow and the crossbow respectively.
"Jack was gonna go and party with us. Apparently he's one pure sonofabitch and went out with his girlfriend. It was one unforgiven shaft of his"
by Mike January 13, 2005
by Sparty Junior February 12, 2009
Being screwed over or thrown under a bus by one you once trusted. Left with a deep feeling of being wronged.
Hutchison Ports Australia shafted their workforce by sacking 97 staff at their Sydney and Brisbane terminals by email at midnight.
by Steven Dore August 11, 2015
The idea comes from the practice when two girls go down on a guy. Since both girls cannot pleasure the head of the penis at the same time, one girl is forced to take the shaft of the dick. Hence, the word shaft or shafted referring to being screwed into a lesser deal or something not as desired.
man, i really got the shaft with these english groups.
Damn, you really got shafted when Leslie left you for Stan.
Damn, you really got shafted when Leslie left you for Stan.
by 4mins4secs May 1, 2006
An awesome drink that you can order only in Lake Louise at the B&G (only bar in town). Kahlua, vodka, coffee, cream, sugar.
by currentweather October 11, 2012
by moniibb January 31, 2007
by Ferdolizer April 20, 2015