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shank

An act which is devoid of physical contact but performed as a means of hurting another via implications derived from material that was written, coordinated or said in such a manner as to directly mean one thing but understood by the targeted party as an act to inflict pain mentally or emotionally.
Dude! You really shanked that Beefalo by playing AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Of Rosie" then following it up with Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" on the jukebox.
by Roland819 November 23, 2006
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shank

that bastered got shanked
im gunna shank you
by sinan. August 17, 2005
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shank

any item which was not meant to be a weapon but turned into one
You want to give that crazy child a tool set for Christmas? Might as well call it 'My First Shank Set'

In prison people would sharpen the hard plastic ends of toothbrushes into weapons, thus making them a shank
by montag May 22, 2005
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shank

im gonna shank you

oi jonny get ya shank out
by j.campion10 February 13, 2009
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shank

I'll shank you if I have to!
by Anonymous600 December 7, 2014
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shank

often defined as stabbing, but the other less recognized definition is to make a bad pass while playing volleyball.
"shank" passes usually result from a hard serve or hit, they cant be controlled, therefore they bounce off the players arms and fly out of bounds, not to be retrieved.
"She had the hardest serve ever! I totally shanked the ball and we lost."
by shayyyy October 11, 2008
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shank

To stab someone and twist the blade while its still inside them. Used in the military Special Ops to kill someone quickly
Bob shanked phil and killed him instantly
by Jim May 24, 2004
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