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chicken schettino 

Acting as a coward and ignoring any moral duties one may have to save one's own skin.
That chicken schettino captain took off in a lifeboat, leaving passengers to fend for themselves.
chicken schettino by voodoofish February 6, 2012

to do a schettino 

a captain leaving a sinking ship ahead of anyone else
claiming that he had accidently fallen into a lifeboat, he did a schettino
Instead, because of his selfish actions, he is now regarded as a national embarrassment in his own country. And, his name is already showing signs of becoming a by-word for shameful and stupid behavior — “to do a Schettino."
to do a schettino by django_reinh February 9, 2012

Schettino 

(noun) -- a total coward. So defined because Francesco Schettino, Captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany resulting in at least 11 deaths, abandoned the ship before many of the passengers and crew, and did not return to the ship despite being ordered to do so by the Italian coast guard to help with the rescue operations. A Schettino is the polar opposite of Captain Sully.
That guy is a Schettino. He ran like a girl to save himself!
Schettino by ScottJB January 28, 2012

Schettino 

Coward. When an individual, who is primarily occupied by impressing a female companion, crashes a cruise ship and quickly bales on responsibly, even when other lives are at risk.
Person A, “Did you hear about Billy?”

Person B, “Yea, he skipped out on his teammates. Right when they really needed him.”

Person A, “What a Schettino!”
Schettino by cypher818 January 29, 2012

Schettino 

1. Cowardice in the face of distress.

2. The act of abandoning those who have placed their trust in you.
1. Jim showed nothing but schettino last night. It was three on three, but he ran and we got our asses kicked.
2. To complete the schettino, Bob left without paying the bar tab and without driving us home, like he was supposed to do.
Schettino by jflitogo January 28, 2012

schettino 

1. verb: To flee without any consideration, dignity, grace or seeming self-respect, particularly from a catastrophic or embarrassing occurrence, with only one's own personal interests at stake.

2. noun: A derogatory term for a person or individual who possesses the unlikable characteristics of someone engaged in schettinoing.
1. Verb: I got caught kicking that girl-scout in the vagina because she wouldn't give me a cookie, so I Schettinoed out of there!

2. Verb: Rupert Murdoch can schettino like no other. Did you see him schettino out of that News of the World scandal? There are rats who could learn a thing or two from that man!

3. Noun: For Christ's sake Dick, stop being a Schettino, and let's get this man to a hospital. I'm sure they'll believe you when you say it was a hunting accident.
schettino by Algernon Misanthrope February 5, 2012