Dufresne-ing

When the beauty of something, particularly art, music, or the humanities overwhelms your reasoning. Popularized be the beefy gas boys chat group in reference to the scene in Shawshank Redemption when Andy Defresne ignores his own safety to play opera for the inmates.

I was Dufresne-ing at the museum the other day, I forgot to eat lunch or drink water all afternoon.

Dufresne-ing by OL Ghost November 20, 2025

Dufresning 

The discrete, illegal dumping of mass quantities of waste, by distributing it in small amounts at various locations around town. This is done to avoid paying a manageable, one time fee at the local waste disposal facility.

This term comes from the move Shawshank Redemption and the character Andy Dupresne. Seems Andy's favorite hobby was toting his wall out into the exercise yard... ...a handful at a time.

I tore down a wall of plaster and mortar at my house, and it took me a month of Andy Dufresning to get rid of it at local dumpsters, ditches, grade schools, and churches.

Dufresning by blackburnian April 5, 2013

Dufresning 

Simply, when one's face breaks out with such ferocity and cunning overnight that it flummoxes all those who knew him/her.

Jon: "Dude, Mike's face is Dufresning badly today."

Matt: "I know dude; who would've thought. He used to be such a good guy"

Dufresning by ChemistryCalvin July 16, 2010

Dufresning 

Going through a shitty thing, you make it out you get to do something good. Like Andy Dufresne

I got a new job after 22 years and is excellent I was dufresning for those 22 years.

Dufresning by Drizzt33 June 10, 2023