The effect on an event or occasion which has been allowed to lapse due to passive disinterest, flimsy excuses and/or general lethargy, regardless of how high expectations were for the event or how often it had been discussed.
I was looking forward to finally checking out this arty party everyone's been talking about, but surprise! Its been goonzed again.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted placeāWales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alpsāwhere 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.