Similar to pork-barrel spending.
1. Infrastructure projects that CANNOT be started quickly, EVEN when funds become available.
2. Plain old government waste.
1. Infrastructure projects that CANNOT be started quickly, EVEN when funds become available.
2. Plain old government waste.
On Oct.13 2010, in an Interview with the NYT, Obama said "there's no such thing as shovel ready projects."
by DimDawg February 27, 2011
Get the Shovel Readymug. One who steps into a room and immediately gives off a "pervert" or "weirdo" vibe.
Often a creepy shoveler will make an audible wheezing sound when they breathe. Dirt under the finger nails is also common.
A creepy shoveler is usually a loner, has bad hygene, makes inapropriate remarks regularly. Almost always male.
France has an unusually high ratio of creepy shovelers to the general population.
Often a creepy shoveler will make an audible wheezing sound when they breathe. Dirt under the finger nails is also common.
A creepy shoveler is usually a loner, has bad hygene, makes inapropriate remarks regularly. Almost always male.
France has an unusually high ratio of creepy shovelers to the general population.
by Joe and Mandy Yasinski December 30, 2003
Get the creepy shovelermug. by themadon22 May 15, 2006
Get the shovel in the facemug. n. Originally a person employed to dig small holes or move gravel from place to place but now used in an unflattering manner to describe office or retail workers on low rungs.
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If there's too many boxes to unpack just get a couple of shovel monkeys to help.
Really? Wow! I thought I was a shovel monkey.
You are, but today you can have some lesser shovel monkeys to boss around. No flicking feces at them though.
Really? Wow! I thought I was a shovel monkey.
You are, but today you can have some lesser shovel monkeys to boss around. No flicking feces at them though.
by gnostic1 September 16, 2011
Get the shovel monkeymug. A state of readiness, needing only a shift in resources - monetary, emotional, psychological - in ones favor.
by Darren O'Donnell January 28, 2009
Get the Shovel-Readymug. n. A friend who know's where your secrets are hidden such as drugs, porn, mistresses or illegal activities and upon your death will clean out all evidence of your bad habits before your family finds out about your "other side". He's called a "shovel man" because once he has all the evidence he's supposed to bury it where no one will find it.
I'm not worried about Darla finding my porn stash if this plane crashes, my shovel man, Steve's got that covered.
by MickD October 15, 2007
Get the shovel manmug. by HackenSlashen February 18, 2015
Get the Shovel Niggermug.