A shell is the command processor interface. The command processor is the program that executes operating system commands. The shell, therefore, is the part of the command processor that accepts commands. After verifying that the commands are valid, the shell sends them to another part of the command processor to be executed.
by qbert July 19, 2004
The concluding exclamation in a conversation or argument whereby one person's fact, argument point or humiliating revelation will be proven untrue or ridiculous, rendering them in a state of embarrassment.
It can be also used as closure in an exchange of purposely misleading information solely to provoke gullibility.
The derivation comes from the phrase, having 'egg on your face' meaning to suffer embarrassment. Shell, would indicate ultimate embarrassment; having the egg AND the shell on your face, eventually being shortened to just Shell.
Also, Get your Shells, Get Your Shellings, Shellings and Shell on you.
The past tense would be Shelled or Shelled out.
This phrase is commonly used in South Manchester, UK
It can be also used as closure in an exchange of purposely misleading information solely to provoke gullibility.
The derivation comes from the phrase, having 'egg on your face' meaning to suffer embarrassment. Shell, would indicate ultimate embarrassment; having the egg AND the shell on your face, eventually being shortened to just Shell.
Also, Get your Shells, Get Your Shellings, Shellings and Shell on you.
The past tense would be Shelled or Shelled out.
This phrase is commonly used in South Manchester, UK
A - I had five pints last night.
B - No you didn't.
A - Yes I did.
B - John, how many pints did A have last night
John - Two
B (to A) - Hahaha! Shell.
A - Have you seen the moon tonight?
B - Yes, Professor, It's a Waxing Crescent
A - Hahaha! No it's not you fucking idiot. It's a Waning Gibbous. Shell!
A - There's your mum.
B - Where?
A - Over there, sucking your brother off. Shell
B - No you didn't.
A - Yes I did.
B - John, how many pints did A have last night
John - Two
B (to A) - Hahaha! Shell.
A - Have you seen the moon tonight?
B - Yes, Professor, It's a Waxing Crescent
A - Hahaha! No it's not you fucking idiot. It's a Waning Gibbous. Shell!
A - There's your mum.
B - Where?
A - Over there, sucking your brother off. Shell
by jimhotep April 10, 2013
slang for bullet, but this is actually incorrectly used. a shell is actually a high calibur bullet, usually from a shotgun.
by boom boom b July 16, 2004
by Mike AJ M August 16, 2005
Extreme intoxication through alcohol consumption. Typically characterised by the inability to respond coherently to even simple questions. Derived from 'shell of a man'. One step up the scale of drunkenness from battered.
That was an excellent night. There was loads of beer and I pushed through battered to achieve shell.
by jayseebee July 13, 2004