A sudden inconvenience or unwanted situation, also referred to as a ‘pickle’. Often used in Australia and within the trade industry to describe muckups.
“Rocked up to site this morning and all of the gear has been stolen- bit of a Padalin, hey”
“Hey mr sparky I’ve just cut through all your cables”
“Fuck, that’s a Padalin”
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.