Referring to something that exists only on paper or any ongoing case that is subject to bureaucratic processing.
Frank and his wife sent lovely Bar Mitzvah invitations in cellulose.
My Fetus snipe procedure is currently in cellulose and will take forever to get approved.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.