The ability of talking and/or writing nonsense (especially during verbal or written exams), conveying absurd ideas, presenting extravagant foolishness or frivolity as a real cool idea or academically proven. Accordingly a tuft is a statement made without regard for its truth, accuracy, or veracity. Tuft is distinguished from a lie because a lie is a knowing falsehood, while tuft simply does not care whether it is true or false. Nonsense. Shit that isn't real, is unproven, or is made-up.
During the upcoming exam of European Foreign Policy I'm going to use my tuftability more than ever.
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.