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When a human being or creature is in a state of nothingness. The individual has lost all train of thought and is completely useless. A victim of shutdown cannot think, has no motor skills, appearing to be much like a pilon. Shutdown is often caused after a day of vigorous activity, or simply from being lazy.
After spending the previous five hours stroking his male unit, Mark went into shutdown.
shutdown by gobrownsgo66 February 22, 2010
Someone who is better than HotShot at EVERYTHING
shutdown by Anonymous May 14, 2003

shutdown! 

ohhh, you just got shutdown, like you just got totally insulted or proven wrong.
person A: "China is SO the capital of Thailand."
person B: "nu-uh!"
person A: "yuh-huh! ask person C."
person C: "actually, BANGKOK is the capital of thailand."
person B: "ohhh, shutdown!"
shutdown! by lauren August 31, 2003

ShutDown Ting

When the party is an absolute madness and you know the police are going to have to come and shut it down.
Person A : Yo did you reach Dres party last night?

Person B: yeah it was an absolute madness.. it was a shutdown ting

Example 2:

Deano: Are you going to that party next week?
Maccah: Yeah course, its going to be a shutdown.
ShutDown Ting by anonymous931 January 22, 2015

Shutdown Alley 

It is a place in the warehouse where everyone knows to meet to have a shutdown at the same time everyday...
I looked at my watch and noticed it was 2:50pm and said I got to get to Shutdown Alley to meet the gang for a shutdown...
Shutdown Alley by Ticman October 12, 2011

Shutdown Jockey 

A government worker or contractor who "rides" the government shutdown and doesn't have to report to work.
Nick: Do you have to go into work tomorrow if the government shuts down?
Bala: Nah, I'm a shutdown jockey. Let's head to the bar for mid-day drinks.
Shutdown Jockey by ImaginaryMohawk September 30, 2013
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