A person who can’t resist collecting plants — even when they already have too many. They see one more leaf pattern, rare color, or cute pot and just can’t say no.
Coined by environmental researcher Dr. Saptarshi Dey (2025), and officially published on Zenodo (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17480499).
“I told myself no more plants this month, but that variegated monstera was calling my name. Guess I’m a total phytokleptomaniac.”
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.