Getting the bad part of a bargain. It comes from the song: "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" written by Jerry Reed.
SNIPPET:
She got the goldmine (She got the goldmine)
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
They split it right down the middle
And then they give her the better half
Well, it all sounds sorta funny
But it hurts too much to laugh
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft
SNIPPET:
She got the goldmine (She got the goldmine)
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
They split it right down the middle
And then they give her the better half
Well, it all sounds sorta funny
But it hurts too much to laugh
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft
by Rob Bradley May 10, 2006
When you get screwed over, often by someone who's name begins with the letter "A". normally said when the screwing over happens to you, but if it happens to a friend it is permissable to say as well
1)Bill: ya josh got dumped the other day
Jack: A-Shaft!
2)ya he stole my seat the other day in carpool, it was a major A-Shaft. and it was after i called shotgun too!
Jack: A-Shaft!
2)ya he stole my seat the other day in carpool, it was a major A-Shaft. and it was after i called shotgun too!
by Aryeh Cohen March 21, 2007
by MCRedstoner_115 February 21, 2015
Shaft-"Can you dig it?"
by Zach G. October 31, 2003
by nedsfriend November 8, 2010
You may not be surprised, but I got the fuckin' shaft at work today. Nothing like working another 20 hr day.
by Ricky Roma October 25, 2003
by Jebadiah Harrell April 24, 2008