When you're flipping through channels and come across the film Shawshank Redemption, and have to stop all space and time to watch it for the umpteenth time. Because it never gets old.
Man I was flipping thru channels yesterday afternoon, right before I was due in court, and missed my court appointment due to the Shawshank Effect.
by rocketbob October 28, 2011
Get the Shawshank Effect mug.To graciously accept all the indecencies and indignities that your current situation throws at you with a quiet grace and a pleasant smile; all the while patiently digging your way out of that situation with a spoon. Then one day everyone around looks up and notices that you are suddenly not there anymore, having escaped the bounds of your unpleasant environment and escaped to a better place.
"Fuck I hate this job, but I figure I can Shawshank it for a few years until I can move to Costa Rica"
by bourbonbaby June 10, 2008
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The act of breaking through a barrier, such as a wall or door, through slow-tedious repetitions over a long period of time.
Nigel shawshanked his way into his friend's dorm room, eagerly anticipating his eventual surprise penetration.
by JewishHam June 22, 2014
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1) A sexy Indian name.
2) A boy who stays playing.
3) A Pimp
verb
1) to knife someone bad.
2) to get busted.
3) to get burned really badly.
1) A sexy Indian name.
2) A boy who stays playing.
3) A Pimp
verb
1) to knife someone bad.
2) to get busted.
3) to get burned really badly.
Girl 1: Who's that dude talking to Jane?
Girl 2: That's her new boy friend Shashank.
Dude 1: Oh shit you saw what happend to Joe?
Dude 2: Maayne! That dude got Shashanked!
Girl 2: That's her new boy friend Shashank.
Dude 1: Oh shit you saw what happend to Joe?
Dude 2: Maayne! That dude got Shashanked!
by Morethanbeatsandrhymes July 27, 2010
Get the Shashank mug.When you're about to go somewhere but then you stop to watch a movie on cable, even though you have that movie on DVD and can watch it anytime you want.
1st guy: Hey dude, let's go out to a club tonight
2nd guy: Ah, i wish i could but Spiderman 2 is on tonight and i want to watch it.
1st guy: Don't you have that movie on DVD though?
2nd guy: Yeah, but it's on tonight. I wanna watch it.
1st guy: Bro, You've got Shawshank Syndrome!!! oh and Spiderman Sucks
2nd guy: Ah, i wish i could but Spiderman 2 is on tonight and i want to watch it.
1st guy: Don't you have that movie on DVD though?
2nd guy: Yeah, but it's on tonight. I wanna watch it.
1st guy: Bro, You've got Shawshank Syndrome!!! oh and Spiderman Sucks
by Eddykid September 20, 2009
Get the Shawshank Syndrome mug.Verb:To stab someone in the butt with a penis. To do it in the butt.
Or the past tense-shashank-a-danked
Or the past tense-shashank-a-danked
Dude I'm going to shashank-a-donk that chick tonight, it's gonna be amazing.
I shashank-a-danked Suzy last night, it was amazetory.
I shashank-a-danked Suzy last night, it was amazetory.
by wolfnathutchsam January 31, 2009
Get the shashank-a-donk mug.A woman who only goes out with merchant marines. She is a uneducated gold digger. This woman hangs around low class bars in hopes of hooking up with a guy of the ships that can offer her a green card and money, generally all that happens is that the women gets knocked up with his kids, gets vd, and he skips town and does not pay a dime in child support because the woman does not know his name. The reason this happens is because the women tell there friends how glamorous a life they have, when in essence they are living day to day with no food or medical in a apartment on Saipan on welfare.
Man, the ship just anchored of the island, the shipsharks are in a frenzy with all the merchant marines. They will be eaten up when they come to shore.
by A real pilot September 6, 2013
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