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the shawshank redemption

Awesome movie. Many people consider it to be "cliche" following generic prison plots, but it was based on King's novel, which came out in the 80's people! Also, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, and James Whitmore (as Brooks) were brilliant.
Brooks suicide note was one of the saddest scenes in a movie I've ever seen.
by renato July 22, 2008
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Reverse Shawshank

To slowly, and painstakingly, acquire things bit by bit in exactly the opposite way that Tim Robbins got rid of the dirt and rocks that he excavated from his cell as he dug his tunnel to freedom in the film, Shawshank Redemption.
hey man, how're you building up such an awesome hot sauce collection?

No worries dude, I'm Reverse Shawshanking some hot sauce from all the local diners and late night cafes.
by okfuskee June 21, 2010
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Shawshanking

To slowly, and discretely, remove something as Tim Robbins removed the dirt and rocks he excavated while digging a tunnel out of his cell in the film Shawshank Redemption..
hey how are you gettin' rid of all those old books you couldn't yard sale?

No worries man, I'm shawshanking them around. left one in the blockbuster the other day. Put it on the shelf in alphabetical order.
by okfuskee June 14, 2010
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Shawshanking It

To ecstatically raise ones arms in the iconic style of Andy Dufrain from the Shawshank Redemption, whilst feeling a surge of uncontrollable euphoria during the breakdown phase of a trance track in a nightclub.
The muic was really emotional on Saturday, we were Shawshanking it all night.
by Joseph Evans April 6, 2007
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From the movie Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins' character, Andy Dufresne, secretly digs a tunnel in his prison cell, and hides the dirt and cement from the wall in his pants legs. To get rid of it without anyone knowing, he takes a stroll out in the yard every day, and with every step shakes a little bit out at a time.

Definition: verb

When you have to fart, the action of walking around an area and dispersing a little bit at a time so no one notices.
Suddenly feeling the urge to fart, I quickly got up from my desk and shawshanked it around the office.
by spiderb92 December 13, 2004
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Shawshanked

When you have something planned for the day, but a movie comes on that you humanely can't avoid watching in it's entirety
I was heading out to meet Kyle at the bar, but I got shawshanked by Forrest Gump
by Jtudeski September 18, 2018
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Reverse Shawshank

Breaking into a prison or entering through the exit door.
I’m dropping in on Warzone and reverse shawshanking my way up the gulag.
by The masked debator May 15, 2021
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