When one does not want to open up about their feelings. Franzia on the shelf means the wine is not opened, suggesting that the person is also not open.
by Kaddy1801 September 25, 2019

To be Outside The Shelf or OSTS is to be an innovator of words and ideas beyond the bounds of a collection of books on a shelf or the collection of arts including music, fine art, expressions, writing, and other recorded history.
One who is Outside The Shelf is a writer or artists with a new perspective far from the common view of things. This type of writer has a neo-cosmic delivery and a broad cognizance of the world.
One who is Outside The Shelf is a writer or artists with a new perspective far from the common view of things. This type of writer has a neo-cosmic delivery and a broad cognizance of the world.
by Cosmiknowledge January 5, 2012

by Dos246 February 21, 2015

by Harrisons_Mom September 24, 2014

Respect and trust for a person's opinions and recommendations about reading material based on the caliber of their own chosen reading material; can be based on preference of genre, but typically earned by reading stories and novels of subtance.
I'm shocked that Amanda read the Twilight saga. She has a lot of shelf cred with me. Well...she used to anyway."
Whenever I feel like a reading a romantic novel, I ask Maggie. She's got the most shelf cred when it comes to love stories.
Whenever I feel like a reading a romantic novel, I ask Maggie. She's got the most shelf cred when it comes to love stories.
by formicah February 21, 2011

by AIthirteen January 25, 2016

1) A raised flat portion of a sedan or coupe that is usually located behind the second row of seats. The rear shelf is on the same level as the trunk of a car making items placed upon them visible through the vehicle's rear window.
2) Someone with such a huge fat ass that you can place items on, for instance the entire Encyclopedia Britannica.
2) Someone with such a huge fat ass that you can place items on, for instance the entire Encyclopedia Britannica.
by Simon Burch March 9, 2006
