The act of promising a prompt reaction or resolution in the context of a problem to someone without actually being willing to fulfil the saidpromise without receiving reminders about it.
- Have you received feedback on your thesis already?
- No, the professor pulled a Martin on me again; I guess I will need to email them again about it...
- Wow dude, condolences, I know that feeling; it is not a nice move to pull a Martin on someone
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 $2million.