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
Get the Shawshank mug.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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noun
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.To get out of a relationship with someone who you were not attracted to or particularly fond of anymore.
"So I heard you're single now, man."
"Yeah...after I realized that she was cheating, I decided it was time for Getting out of Shawshank and became a free man."
"Yeah...after I realized that she was cheating, I decided it was time for Getting out of Shawshank and became a free man."
by CrowNasty May 10, 2012
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