A classic revenge technique in which the offended party hollows-out a space in a hardcover book and then deposits his bowel movement in said book. Upon closing the book, he places in on the bookshelf or desk of the offending party, where it festers undiscovered for weeks until the smell finally subsides.
Your roommate sleeps with your girlfriend while you're on a business trip, you need a non-violent, yet maddening way to re-pay his disloyalty. Hence, the Shawshank.
by Ryan T. June 22, 2004
Verb - To pilfer; steal a small amount at a time by filling your pockets in the same fashion as Andy Dufresne from The Shawshank Redemption.
by Aarani March 13, 2007
by Andy13 May 27, 2005
The slang for cigarettes, used by british teenagers. Most commonly used when discussing strong cigarettes e.g. Lucky Strikes.
by JackThomRoman January 12, 2009
See shank for root definition.
Verb: to lift up your leg or ass cheek and deliver a rousing fart at the exact same time as a loud noise, to avoid being heard, much like the lead character in The Shawshank Redemption hit the pipe with the stone during the storm.
Verb: to lift up your leg or ass cheek and deliver a rousing fart at the exact same time as a loud noise, to avoid being heard, much like the lead character in The Shawshank Redemption hit the pipe with the stone during the storm.
I was at my girlfriend's house watching a movie with her parents, and I really needed to shank one, so I waited until an explosion and shawshanked it perfectly. They never heard a thing so no one knew where the smell came from.
by whodemscotts July 8, 2011
Stewie said to Brian, "Maybe you should forget about your pride and worry about the creepy crawlies shawshanking their way out your balloon knot."
Family Guy
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by Milton Waddams January 24, 2007
Comes from the movie The Shawshank Redemtion, and means to break out or get away with something (out of jail, or just out of trouble)
*1* Get me the hell outta this jail cell!!!! i am so gonna go shawshank if u dont bust me out quick!
*2* You betta shawshank out of this, or he is gonna kick your ass!
*2* You betta shawshank out of this, or he is gonna kick your ass!
by Hops July 5, 2005